LD 2073
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this State by a principal for use, storage or other
consumption in this State;

 
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;

 
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:

 
(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;

 
(2) Attending trade shows, seminars or conventions in
this State;

 
(3) Holding a meeting of a corporate board of
directors or shareholders or holding a company retreat
or recreational event in this State;

 
(4) Maintaining a bank account or banking relationship
in this State; or and

 
(5) Using a vendor in this State for printing, drop
shipping or telemarketing services; and

 
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.

 
Sec. 17. 36 MRSA §1756, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c.
640, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
§1756.__Voluntary registration

 
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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