Tennessee § 42-1-101 - Part definitions.

§ 42-1-101. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Aeronaut” includes aviator, pilot, balloonist, and every other person having any part in the operation of aircraft while in flight; “Aircraft” includes balloon, airplane, hydroplane, and every other vehicle used for navigation through the air. A hydroplane, while at rest on water and while being operated on or immediately above water, shall be governed by the rules regarding water navigation; while being operated through the air otherwise than immediately above water, it shall be treated as an aircraft; “Commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation; “Department” means the department of transportation; and “Passenger” includes any person riding in an aircraft but having no part in its operation. Acts 1923, ch. 30, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1616a12; Code 1932, § 2716; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 42-101; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 17. Cross-References. Aerial application of pesticides, title 43, ch. 8, part 3. Aircraft piracy, first degree murder, § 39-13-202 . Airport and aircraft security, § 39-17-109 . Aviation fuel, § 67-6-217 . Aviation fuel, title 67, ch. 4, part 27. Classification and Assessment if utilities and carriers, title 67, ch. 5, part 13. Confiscation of aircraft in drug control, title 53, ch. 11, part 2. Conveyances subject to forfeiture, § 40-33-101 . Disorderly conduct, title 39, ch. 17, part 3. Exemption of aviation fuel from taxation, § 67-3-409 . Exemptions from sales and use tax, title 67, ch. 6, part 3. Goods subject to forfeiture and seizure in drug control, § 53-11-451 . Liens against aircraft, title 66, ch. 19, part 3. Military property, title 58, ch. 1, part 5. Procedure for seizing contraband alcoholic beverages, § 57-9-202 . Procedure for seizing contraband tobacco, § 67-4-1021 . Standards for vehicles and equipment, § 68-140-307 . State aviation hall of fame, § 4-1-326 . Transportation equity fund, commissioners' annual report, § 67-6-408 . Transportation equity trust fund, § 9-4-207 . Vehicles subject to confiscation transporting alcoholic beverages, § 57-9-201 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Airplanes and Airports, § 1. Law Reviews. Trespass — Airplanes at Low Altitudes, 8 Tenn. L. Rev. 285. Comparative Legislation. Regulation of aircraft generally: Ala. Code § 23-1-350 et seq. Ark. Code § 23-14-101 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 6-1-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 183.010 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 61-1-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 63-11 et seq. Va. Code § 5.1-1 et seq.