Levy; amount of tax.

Every motor carrier shall pay an excise tax upon motor fuels used in its operations within this state at the same rate per gallon as shall be currently in effect for the classifications of fuels so used under applicable statutes levying the gasoline tax and diesel fuel tax, as such terms are defined in subdivisions (6) and (7) of Section 40-17-140.

(Acts 1961, No. 674, p. 925, §2.)