Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 648.21. Severance tax; reclaimed oil; definition

A. The tax rate applicable to reclaimed oil which is reclaimed by class one salvage crude reclamation facilities which are permitted by the office of conservation shall be three and one eighth percent (3 1/8 %) of value received by the first purchase.

B. “Reclaimed oil” as it is used in this Part shall mean the reclamation of waste oil or slop crude oil and condensate from open pits, tanks, or other collectors at the lease production site. Provided however, that reclaimed oil shall not include any oil upon which any severance tax has previously been paid.

C. Any person, or affiliate of a person actually engaged in severing oil, gas, or other natural resources from the soil or water, or actually operating oil or gas property, or other property from which natural resources are severed, shall not be eligible for the tax rate applicable to reclaimed oil as set out in this Part.