(a)General. - To obtain a license, an applicant must file an application with the Secretary on a form provided by the Secretary. An application must include the applicant's name, address, federal employer identification number, and any other information required by the Secretary.
(b)Most Licenses. - An applicant for a license as a refiner, a supplier, a terminal operator, an importer, a blender, or a distributor must meet the following requirements:
(1)If the applicant is a corporation, the applicant must either be incorporated in this State or be authorized to transact business in this State.
(2)If the applicant is a limited liability company, the applicant must either be organized in this State or be authorized to transact business in this State.
(3)If the applicant is a limited par
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(a) General. - To obtain a license, an applicant must file an application with the Secretary on a form provided by the Secretary. An application must include the applicant's name, address, federal employer identification number, and any other information required by the Secretary.
(b) Most Licenses. - An applicant for a license as a refiner, a supplier, a terminal operator, an importer, a blender, or a distributor must meet the following requirements:
(1) If the applicant is a corporation, the applicant must either be incorporated in this State or be authorized to transact business in this State.
(2) If the applicant is a limited liability company, the applicant must either be organized in this State or be authorized to transact business in this State.
(3) If the applicant is a limited partnership, the applicant must either be formed in this State or be authorized to transact business in this State.
(4) If the applicant is an individual or a general partnership, the applicant must designate an agent for service of process and give the agent's name and address.
(c) Federal Certificate. - An applicant for a license as a refiner, a supplier, a terminal operator, or a blender must have a federal Certificate of Registry that is issued under § 4101 of the Code and authorizes the applicant to enter into federal tax-free transactions in taxable motor fuel in the terminal transfer system. An applicant that is required to have a federal Certificate of Registry must include the registration number of the certificate on the application for a license under this section.
An applicant for a license as an importer, an exporter, or a distributor that has a federal Certificate of Registry issued under § 4101 of the Code must include the registration number of the certificate on the application for a license under this section.
(d) Import Activity. - An applicant for a license as an importer or as a distributor must list on the application each state from which the applicant intends to import motor fuel and, if required by a state listed, must be licensed or registered for motor fuel tax purposes in that state. If a state listed requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant must give the applicant's license or registration number in that state.
(e) Export Activity. - An applicant for a license as an exporter or as a distributor must list on the application each state to which the applicant intends to export motor fuel received in this State by means of a transfer that is outside the terminal transfer system and, if required by a state listed, must be licensed or registered for motor fuel tax purposes in that state. If a state listed requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant must give the applicant's license or registration number in that state. (1995, c. 390, s. 3; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 647, s. 6; 2003-349, s. 10.5; 2005-435, s. 10; 2008-134, s. 28; 2017-39, s. 14.)
§ 105-449.69A. Temporary license during disaster response period.
(a) Temporary License. - The Secretary may grant a temporary license to an applicant to import, export, distribute, or transport motor fuel in this State in response to a state of emergency or a disaster declaration. The terms "state of emergency" and "disaster declaration" have the same meaning as defined in G.S. 166A-19.3. A temporary license is effective on the date the applicant engages in business in this State and expires 30 days after that date. Prior to the expiration of the temporary license, the licensee may request, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, that the license be extended for an additional 30 days, if the state of emergency or disaster declaration remains in effect. A temporary license issued under this section may not be renewed or a new temporary license granted if the licensee failed to comply with this Article.
(b) Requirements. - To obtain a temporary license, a person must file an application with the Secretary on a form prescribed by the Secretary within seven calendar days of engaging in business in this State. The application must be filed prior to the termination of the state of emergency or disaster declaration and must include all of the following information:
(1) The legal name of the business and the trade name, if applicable, under which the person will transact business within the State.
(2) The federal identification number of the business or, if such number is unavailable, the Social Security number of the owner.
(3) The location, with a street number address, of the principal office or place of business and the location where records will be made available for inspection.
(4) Any other information required by the Secretary.
(c) The Secretary may issue a temporary license under this section as an importer, exporter, distributor, or transporter without requiring the applicant to file with the Secretary a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit, as otherwise required by G.S. 105-449.72, and without requiring the applicant to be authorized to transact business in this State with the Secretary of State. (2019-187, s. 2; 2020-58, s. 2.11.)