15-36-310. Operator responsible for payment -- deduction of taxes from royalty payments. (1) Each operator required to pay the oil and natural gas production tax under this part shall pay the tax in full for the operator's own account and for the account of each of the other owners of the gross value of product or in kind of all the marketable oil or natural gas produced and sold. Other owners include an owner or owners of working interest, royalty interest, overriding royalty interest, carried working interest, production payments, and all other interest or interests owned or carved out of the total gross value of product or in kind of the extracted marketable oil or natural gas.
(2) Unless otherwise provided in a contract or lease, the pro rata share of any royalty owner or owners must be deducted from any settlements under the lease or leases or division of proceeds orders or other contracts.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 451, L. 1995.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 36. Oil and Gas Production Tax
Part 3. Oil and Gas Production Tax Act
15-36-302. Legislative findings and declaration of purpose
15-36-304. Production tax rates imposed on oil and natural gas -- exemption
15-36-305. Determination of gross value of product
15-36-306. through 15-36-308 reserved
15-36-309. Certain royalties exempt
15-36-310. Operator responsible for payment -- deduction of taxes from royalty payments
15-36-311. Quarterly payment of tax -- statement -- failure to pay penalty
15-36-312. Record of product -- carriers to furnish data -- penalty
15-36-314. Deficiency assessment -- review -- penalty and interest
15-36-315. Credit or refund for overpayment -- refund from county -- interest on overpayment
15-36-316. through 15-36-318 reserved
15-36-319. Warrant for distraint
15-36-321. Statute of limitations
15-36-322. Rulemaking authority
15-36-326. Oil and natural gas accelerated tax fund
15-36-327. through 15-36-330 reserved
15-36-331. Distribution of taxes
15-36-332. Distribution of taxes to taxing units -- appropriation