On or before the 20th day of each month after October 10, 1975, every person upon whom the excise tax is levied shall render to the governing body of such county on forms prescribed by such governing body a true and correct statement of all sales and withdrawals of gasoline made by him or her or them during the next preceding month, liable for payment of the excise tax imposed by this subpart and shall furnish to the governing body such additional information as such governing body may require upon blanks to be formulated and furnished by the governing body, and at the time of making such report shall pay to the governing body an amount of money equal to the excise tax levied by this subpart. The statement herein required to be made by the distributor, storer, or retail dealer shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to administer oaths, and any false statement sworn to shall constitute perjury and upon conviction thereupon the person so convicted shall be punished as provided by law for the crime of perjury.
Ala. Code § 45-25-242.42 (1975)