Title 2, Aeronautics

The commission shall have general supervision over aeronautics within this state and shall: 1. Encourage the establishment of airports and air navigation facilities; 2. Cooperate with and assist the federal government, the municipalities of this state, and other persons in the de…

The commission may act as agent of all municipalities in accepting, receiving, receipting for, and disbursing federal moneys, made available to finance, in whole or in part, the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of municipal airports or a…

The North Dakota aeronautics commission, or any county, city, park district, or township is authorized to accept, receive, and receipt for federal moneys, and other moneys, either public or private, for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipme…

The governing body of any political subdivision referred to in section 2-05-06.1 is authorized to designate the state aeronautics commission of the state as its agent to accept, receive, and receipt for federal moneys in its behalf for airport purposes and to contract for the acq…

All contracts for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or operation of airports or other air navigation facilities, made by any of the political subdivisions referred to in sections 2-05-06.1 and 2-05-06.2, by itself or through the agen…

Each public airport in this state may be provided assistance according to guidelines established by the commission by rule, within the limits of legislative appropriations from the state general fund. The governing body or airport authority which operates an airport that receives…

The state airways system shall consist of all air navigation facilities available for public use now existing or hereafter established, whether publicly or privately owned or except those under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Jurisdiction over the state airways system…

1. Except as provided in section 2-05-11.3, every aircraft or ultralight vehicle operating within this state for more than thirty days must be registered with the aeronautics commission for each calendar year in which the aircraft or ultralight vehicle is operated within this sta…

As used in sections 2-05-11.1 through 2-05-11.3, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Antique aircraft" means an aircraft built and originally federally certified by its manufacturer before January 1, 1941. 2. "Classic aircraft" means an aircraft built and originally federa…

On making proper application to the commission and paying the fee required under section 2-05-11.3, the owner of an antique, classic, or warbird aircraft may permanently register that aircraft in accordance with this section. An aircraft so registered may be used only for display…

The fee for a permanent registration under section 2-05-11.2 is one hundred twenty-five dollars. The commission shall prepare a distinctive decal denoting permanent registration under section 2-05-11.2. The fee must be deposited in the aeronautics commission special fund.

The commission may hold investigations and hearings concerning matters covered by the provisions of this chapter which must be open to the public and must be held upon such call or notice as the commission deems advisable. Each member of the commission may administer oaths and is…

The commission, its members, the director, officers, and the employees of the commission, and every highway patrol trooper and all peace officers shall enforce and assist in the enforcement of this chapter.

A person may not engage in aerial spraying without a license from the North Dakota aeronautics commission. Application must be made by a commercial aerial sprayer in the name of the business and each application must be made upon forms provided by the commission. Upon the payment…

The aeronautics commission may issue and serve upon any person, engaged in aerial spraying, an order to cease and desist when the commission has reason to believe the person is violating, has violated, or is attempting to violate this chapter or any rule adopted by the commission…

The aeronautics commission may impose civil money penalties against any person willfully violating an order to cease and desist or any provision of this chapter or any of the rules adopted by the commission in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. As us…

1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Anemometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of wind. b. "Anemometer tower" means a structure, including all guy wires and accessory facilities, on which an anemometer is mounted for t…

1. A special fund known as the aeronautics commission special fund is established. 2. The aeronautics commission special fund must be administered and expended by the commission for the following: a. Administration of the commission. b. Airport construction and improvement projec…

There is created in the state treasury the airport infrastructure fund. The fund consists of all moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to chapter 57-51.1. Moneys in the fund may be spent by the aeronautics commission pursuant to legislative appropriations to provide grants to air…