There is hereby levied and there shall be paid by every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming within the city tangible, personal property acquired or brought into this city, an excise tax on the storage, use of other consumption in this city of such property at the rate of 3% of the purchase value of such property. Such tax shall be paid by every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming, within the city, tangible, personal property purchased or brought into the city. The additional tax levied hereunder shall be paid at the time of importation or storage of the property within the city and shall be assessed to only property purchased outside the state; provided, that the tax levied herein shall not be levied against tangible, personal property intended solely for use outside the city, but which is stored in the city pending shipment outside the city or which is temporarily retained in the city for the purpose of fabrication, repair, testing, alteration, maintenance, or other service. Any person liable for payment of the tax authorized herein, may deduct from such tax any local or municipal sales tax previously paid on such goods or services; provided, that the amount deducted shall not exceed the amount that would have been due if the taxes imposed by the city had been levied on the sale of such goods or services.
(Prior Code, § 7-504) (Ord. 1086, passed 8-26-1986)