1812-E - Person not registered as a residual petroleum product business.

§  1812-e.  Person  not  registered  as  a  residual petroleum product  business. Any person who, while not registered as a  residual  petroleum  product  business  pursuant  to  the provisions of article thirteen-A of  this chapter, imports or causes any residual  petroleum  product  to  be  imported into the state, or produces, refines, manufactures or compounds  residual  petroleum  product within the state, or makes a sale or use of  residual petroleum product within the state (other than  a  self-use  of  residual  petroleum  product which has been the subject of a retail sale  to such person) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Provided, however,  if  the  tax  liability  with  respect  to  such  product under such article  thirteen-A is equal to or greater than one thousand dollars,  then  such  person  shall  be  guilty  of a class E felony.   Provided, further, if,  within any ninety-day period, residual petroleum product is imported  or  caused   to   be   imported   into  this  state  or  produced,  refined,  manufactured, or compounded within the state or sold or used (other than  a self-use of residual petroleum product which has been the subject of a  retail sale to such person) by any person while not so registered  as  a  residual  petroleum  product  business  and the tax liability under such  article thirteen-A with respect to such product so imported,  caused  to  be  imported  or  produced,  refined, manufactured, or compounded during  such ninety-day period totals one thousand dollars or  more,  then  such  person shall be guilty of a class E felony.