Tennessee § 42-1-109 - Dropping objects in flight — Penalty.
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§ 42-1-109. Dropping objects in flight — Penalty.
Any aeronaut or passenger who, while in flight over a thickly inhabited area or over a public gathering within this state, drops any object except loose water or loose sand ballast, commits a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1923, ch. 30, § 9; Shan. Supp., § 1616a20; Code 1932, § 2724; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 132; C. Supp. 1950, § 2724; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 42-109; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112. Cross-References. Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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