North Dakota Century Code Title 47. Property § 47-21-08. Tax levied on selling and licensing performing rights of music or dramatico-musical compositions--Payable to state tax commissioner

A tax must be levied and collected for the act or privilege of selling, licensing, or otherwise disposing of performing rights in music or dramatico-musical compositions in this state, in an amount equal to five percent of the gross receipts of all such sales, licenses, or other disposition of performing rights in this state, payable to the state tax commissioner for the benefit of the general fund of the state, on or before the fifteenth day of March of each year, with respect to the gross receipts of the preceding calendar year. The state tax commissioner shall adopt and publish rules and regulations not in conflict with this section, as well as the forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.