Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 32-9-8. Licensing Airports

History. Code 1933, § 95A-1307, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1932, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-62/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2021, p. 526, § 6/HB 577.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in paragraph (a)(2), inserted “, as evidenced by the existence of a current and approved Federal Aviation Administration Form 7480-I or any successor application,” in the middle, and substituted “, provided, however,” for “, provided” near the end; in subparagraph (a)(2)(B), inserted “14 C.F.R.” in the middle, and added “and” at the end; substituted the present provisions of subparagraph (a)(2)(C) for the former provisions, which read: “Facilities being operated pursuant to a current airport operating certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or any successor agency of the United States government; and”; deleted subparagraph (a)(2)(D), which read: “Any facility served by a scheduled air carrier operating under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board or any successor agency of the United States government.”; inserted “director, employee, agent,” near the end of paragraph (a)(3); deleted the former last sentence of subsection (b), which read: “In promulgating the rules and regulations establishing minimum standards, the department shall consult with the Georgia Aviation Trades Association.”; in subsection (c), substituted “license” for “permit” three times and substituted “that applies” for “who applies” near the middle; substituted “The” for “Within nine months after July 1, 1978, the” at the beginning of subsection (d); deleted the former first sentence of subsection (e), which read: “Within six months after the effective date of the rules and regulations adopted by the department, the owner of each airport in this state shall apply, on forms prescribed by the department, for a license to operate the airport.”; and substituted the present provisions of subsection (i) for the former provisions, which read: “After September 30, 1979, it shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate an airport without a valid license as required by this Code section. Any person owning or operating an airport without a valid license as prescribed by this Code section shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $100.00, to be imposed by the commissioner.”
Cross references.
Powers of local governments as to air facilities, T. 6, C. 3.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Rules and regulations for licensing of certain open-to-the-public airports, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Department of Transportation, Chapter 672-9.
Law reviews.
For annual survey on commercial transportation, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 47 (2021).

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