Title 61, Aviation

Each violation of this chapter or of any regulations, orders, or rulings promulgated or made pursuant to this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or by …

In any case in which: (1) it is desired to remove, lower, or otherwise terminate a nonconforming structure or use; or (2) the approach protection necessary cannot, because of constitutional limitations, be provided by airport zoning regulations under this chapter; or (3) it appea…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Airport” means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking-off of aircraft and utilized or to be utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes, including airports an…

It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity, and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking-off and maneuvering of aircr…

(1) In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every political subdivision having an airport hazard within its territorial limits may adopt, administer, and enforce under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in this chap…

In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion thereof, may be incorporated in and made a p…

Any incorporated municipality of this state which has heretofore or may hereafter establish or acquire an airport or air navigational facility any part of which is situated within ten miles of the corporate limits of such municipality, may, by ordinance adopted for such purpose, …

(1) Any ordinance to incorporate properties constituting an airport or air navigational facility into the corporate boundaries of a municipality shall include the following provisions and shall be effective as follows:(1) The ordinance shall accurately describe the metes and boun…

If any municipality shall, pursuant to the authority of this chapter, incorporate into its corporate boundaries property situated in a county other than the county in which the principal office of the municipality is located, it shall not thereafter extend its boundaries into suc…

Any person aggrieved by any municipal ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to an appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the principal office of the municipality is located in the manner provided for appeals from judgments or d…

The provisions of this chapter shall be independent of, and in addition to, all existing laws of this state governing the extension or enlargement of municipal corporate boundaries and shall apply to all municipalities, whether any such municipality be operating under the code ch…

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics or other habit-forming drug, or to operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water, in a careless or reckless …

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause or authorize to be operated any civil aircraft within this state unless such aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate, permit or license issued by the United States, if such certificate, permit or license is require…

When a certificate, permit, rating or license is required for an airman by the United States, it shall be kept in his personal possession when he is operating within the state and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any peace officer, or any other officer of the …

Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 61-11-1 through 61-11-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment of more than six (6) months, or both. For any violation of the provisions of …

The Department of Finance and Administration of the State of Mississippi, is authorized and empowered to purchase or lease, operate and maintain nonmilitary aircraft for use by the Governor’s Office, state departments, agencies, boards and commissions, the Legislature, its office…

Whenever the Department of Finance and Administration under the direction of the Governor’s office makes an airplane or airplanes available to some department, institution or agency of the State of Mississippi, the actual cost for the operation thereof during the time the aforesa…

The Department of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized to obtain adequate comprehensive insurance coverage for each of such airplanes as may be purchased or operated under the provisions of this chapter and any other insurance deemed necessary by the Executive Director…

(1) Any airplane purchased or operated under the provisions of this chapter which becomes surplus to the needs of the state may be sold by the Department of Finance and Administration upon the receipt of not less than three (3) sealed bids after three (3) public advertisements in…

There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury out of which all costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this chapter shall be paid. All salaries, allocations and charges for the cost of operating, repairing and servicing the airplanes shall be paid from this fund. T…

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).

It is the intent of “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Laws, 1989, Chapter 544]” to transfer the powers of the Adjutant General, Military Department of the State of Mississippi, with regard to the purchase or lease, operation and maintenance of nonmilitary air…

Upon July 1, 1989, all state aircraft activity, except those excluded by Section 61-13-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall adhere to the maintenance and pilot proficiency requirements as established by either the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Finance and Adm…

(a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall have the following powers, duties and functions with regard to state aircraft operations:(a) To administer, maintain and schedule a comprehensive program of management of state aviation activities;(b) To maintain a record of …

The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to employ pilots and such other technical and administrative personnel as he deems necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and to fix the compensation of all such employees, sub…

The purchase of aircraft to be used for the purpose in this chapter shall be in compliance with Sections 31-7-1 through 31-7-21. The Department of Finance and Administration is hereby exempt from the requirements of Section 27-104-7(2)(f) when procuring aircraft maintenance, part…

This chapter shall not be construed so as to prevent the Department of Finance and Administration from permanently assigning aircraft to departments, institutions, commissions or agencies thereof. However, all airplanes owned by the State of Mississippi or by any department, inst…

The Department of Finance and Administration shall require of all planes operated under the provisions of this chapter an accounting on forms furnished by the Department of Finance and Administration, which shall show among other things the trips made, names of passengers carried…

It shall be the duty of the State Tax Commission to promulgate any additional rules and regulations and designate forms and procedures for the implementation of this chapter.

(1) Registration fees shall be paid to and collected by the tax collector of the county in which the aircraft is based.The registration and reregistration of aircraft shall be subject to the following schedule and rates:(a) Aircraft other than those described in paragraph (b) of …

Authority is hereby given to the State Tax Commission to promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of regulating and enforcing this chapter.

Notwithstanding any other definition thereof in any other statute, the term “aircraft” as used herein shall, for license and registration purposes, include any contrivance now known, or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air or airspace, manuf…

(a) The following aircraft are exempt from provisions of this chapter:(a) Aircraft manufactured within the state under an FAA approved type certificate which are owned and in the physical possession of the manufacturers as provided in subsection (4) of Section 61-15-7 of this cha…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every owner or person in charge of an aircraft which shall be based and operated on or from any airport of any type in this state shall file an application for a certificate of registration by mail or otherwise with the tax collec…

(1) Upon receipt of an application for the registration of an aircraft, as herein provided, the county tax collector shall file such application and register such aircraft with the name and address of the owner, manufacturer or dealer, as the case may be, together with facts stat…

It shall be unlawful, with intent to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of the aircraft, for any person, firm, association or corporation to knowingly possess, buy, sell, offer for sale, receive, dispose of, conceal or to endeavor to possess, buy, sell, offer for sale, rec…

Any law enforcement officer who has reason to believe and does believe that a violation of Sections 61-17-1 through 61-17-9 has occurred shall have probable cause to make further inspection of the aircraft in question to ascertain its true identity.

Any person who violates Section 61-17-1 through 61-17-9 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years or fined not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or both.

It shall be unlawful, with intent to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of the aircraft, to fail to have the aircraft identification number clearly displayed on the aircraft and in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to knowingly own, maintain or possess any aircraft which has been equipped with or had installed in its wings or fuselage, any fuel tank, bladder, drum or other container which will hold fuel and which does not…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to equip any aircraft with, or to install in the wings or fuselage of any aircraft, any fuel tank, bladder, drum or other container which will hold fuel and which does not conform to Federal Aviation Administra…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to knowingly own or possess an aircraft which is improperly registered with intent to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of the aircraft. Any aircraft registered to a nonexistent person, firm, associatio…

(1) For purposes of this section, the term anemometer means an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind. For purposes of this section, the term anemometer tower means a structure, including all guy wires and accessory facilities, on which an anemometer is moun…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uncrewed Aircraft Systems' Rights and Authorities Act.”

Nothing in this chapter shall preempt the exclusive sovereignty of airspace of the United States as set forth in federal law. Any interpretation or application of any provision of this chapter that contradicts the exclusive authority of the United States government to regulate th…

(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Airspace” means the space above the land and waters of this state.(b) “Uncrewed aircraft” means an aircraft that is operated without the po…