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this State by a principal for use, storage or other | consumption in this State; |
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| F. Every person that manages or operates in the regular | course of business or on a casual basis a hotel, rooming | house or tourist or trailer camp in this State or that | collects or receives rents from a hotel, rooming house or | tourist or trailer camp in this State; |
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| G. Every seller of tangible personal property or taxable | services that has a substantial physical presence in this | State sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the due | process and commerce clauses of the United States | Constitution. The following activities do not constitute a | substantial physical presence for the purpose of this | paragraph: |
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| (1) Solicitation of business in this State through | catalogs, flyers, telephone or electronic media when | delivery of ordered goods is effected by the United | States mail or by an interstate 3rd-party common | carrier; |
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| (2) Attending trade shows, seminars or conventions in | this State; |
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| (3) Holding a meeting of a corporate board of | directors or shareholders or holding a company retreat | or recreational event in this State; |
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| (4) Maintaining a bank account or banking relationship | in this State; or and |
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| (5) Using a vendor in this State for printing, drop | shipping or telemarketing services; and |
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| H. Every person that makes retail sales in this State of | tangible personal property or taxable services on behalf of | the owner of that property or the provider of those | services. |
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| | Sec. 17. 36 MRSA §1756, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. | 640, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| §1756.__Voluntary registration |
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| | 1.__Registration of sellers.__A seller that is not required to | register by section 1754-B may register under the provisions of | the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement under chapter 921 |
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