§ 15-71-108 - Purchaser to deduct and remit assessment to commission -- Remission by producer. - Arkansas Statutes

15-71-108. Purchaser to deduct and remit assessment to commission -- Remission by producer.

(a) A person purchasing oil in this state at the well or a person selling gas at the first point of sale under a contract or agreement requiring payments for production to the respective owners thereof, in respect of which production any sums assessed under the provisions of 15-71-107 are payable to the Oil and Gas Commission, is authorized, empowered, and required to deduct from any sum so payable to a person the amount due the commission by virtue of the assessment and remit that sum to the commission.

(b) A person taking oil or gas from a well in this state for use or resale, in respect of which production any sums assessed under the provisions of 15-71-107 are payable to the commission, shall remit any sum so due to the commission in accordance with the commission's rules.