For purposes of the tax imposed by this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
PERSON: Any natural individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint adventure, corporation, limited liability company, municipal corporation, the State or any of its political subdivisions, any State university created by statute, or any receiver, trustee, guardian or other representative appointed by any order of court.
PERSON MAINTAINING A PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: Any person having or maintaining within this State, directly or by a subsidiary or other affiliate, an office, generation facility, distribution facility, transmission facility, sales office or other place of business, or any employee, agent, or other representative operating within this State under the authority of the person or its subsidiary or other affiliate, irrespective of whether such place of business or agent or other representative is located in this State permanently or temporarily, or whether such person, subsidiary or other affiliate is licensed or qualified to do business in this State.
PURCHASE AT RETAIL: Any acquisition of electricity by a purchaser for purposes of use or consumption, and not for resale, but shall not include the use of electricity by a public utility, as defined in 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2, directly in the generation, production, transmission, delivery, or sale of electricity.
PURCHASER: Any person who uses or consumes, within the corporate limits of the Village, electricity acquired in a purchase at retail.
(Ord. 5811, 6-5-23)