Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart iv — enforcement and penalties › CHAPTER 463 — PENALTIES › § 46309
Makes it a crime for air carriers, foreign air carriers, ticket agents, or their officers, agents, or employees to intentionally give, offer, or help give rebates, discounts, or other concessions that break the rules, or to let someone get transportation or services for less than the lawful price. People who do this can be charged and fined under Title 18. It is also a crime for anyone to knowingly ask for or accept a rebate from the lawful price for international air transport of goods or related services, or to take special benefits or access tied to items the Secretary of Transportation requires be listed in a current tariff. Those people can be fined under Title 18.
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49 U.S.C. § 46309
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110