Taxable transactions; exceptions
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a tax imposed
under section 3 of this chapter applies to any transaction in which
food or beverage is furnished, prepared, or served:
(1) for consumption at a location, or on equipment, provided by
a retail merchant;
(2) in the county in which the tax is imposed; and
(3) by a retail merchant for consideration.
(b) Transactions described in subsection (a)(1) include
transactions in which food or beverage is:
(1) served by a retail merchant off the merchant's premises;
(2) food sold in a heated state or heated by a retail merchant;
(3) two (2) or more food ingredients mixed or combined by a
retail merchant for sale as a single item (other than food that is
only cut, repackaged, or pasteurized by the seller, and eggs,
fish, meat, poultry, and foods containing these raw animal foods
requiring cooking by the consumer as recommended by the
federal Food and Drug Administration in chapter 3, subpart
3-401.11 of its Food Code so as to prevent food borne
illnesses); or
(4) food sold with eating utensils provided by a retail merchant,
including plates, knives, forks, spoons, glasses, cups, napkins,
or straws (for purposes of this subdivision, a plate does not
include a container or packaging used to transport the food).
(c) The county food and beverage tax does not apply to the
furnishing, preparing, or serving of any food or beverage in a
transaction that is exempt, or to the extent exempt, from the state
gross retail tax imposed by IC 6-2.5.
As added by P.L.76-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.257-2003,
SEC.35.
Last modified: May 28, 2006