Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 710 - Oklahoma Tax Commission
Chapter 65 - Sales and Use Tax
Subchapter 19 - Specific Applications and Examples
Part 25 - "M"
Section 710:65-19-212 - Milk and dairy processors
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The sale of all tangible personal property consumed or used directly in production of dairy products prior to shipment from the place of production is not taxable.
(b) Sales of tangible personal property consumed or used in the receiving, storage, transportation, or delivery of milk are taxable. Transportation of milk from the place where it is produced, as well as the receiving and storage of the milk at the processing plant, is taxable. Processing includes all necessary operations performed on the milk prior to shipment from the plant. Sales of tools and equipment used directly in the processing of milk or milk products, and lubricants and other materials consumed or used in the maintenance of that equipment, are not taxable. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or used in the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of buildings and grounds are taxable.
(c) Sales of equipment used or consumed in the delivery of milk and milk products are taxable, including trucks, cases, crates, etc., and property used for the maintenance and operation of that equipment.
(d) Sales of milk bottles and milk cans to dairies for use in processing milk for sale at retail by others, together with washing machines for the same and cleaning compounds used in connection therewith by such processors, are not subject to tax. Sale of milk bottle crates or cases for transportation, receiving, storage, or delivery are subject to tax. Sales of milk cans to farmers for use in cooling milk prior to shipment to dairies are not taxable.
(e) Prior to August 29, 2024, dairy products sold by vendors to consumers for home preparation of meals are subject to sales tax. On or after August 29, 2024, dairy products sold by vendors to consumers for home preparation of meals are subject to the state sales and use tax rate of 0%. (See: 710:65-13-571)
