§ 427. Operating under influence of liquor or drugs; penalty; revocation of right
(a) No person shall operate or attempt to operate an aircraft or serve as a member of a crew while under the influence of alcohol or any habit-forming drug.
(b) A person who violates a provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00, or, if he or she is the operator of the aircraft, may be imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1997, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c); 2017, No. 83, § 161(1).)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation
Chapter 13 - Operation of Aircraft
§ 403. Lawful and unlawful flight; landing
§ 404. Contractual and other legal relations
§ 405. Crimes, torts, and other wrongs
§ 421. Minimum altitudes for operation
§ 423. Diversion from normal flight; careless operation
§ 425. Killing birds or animals
§ 426. Helicopters; aircraft engaged in crop spraying or dusting
§ 427. Operating under influence of liquor or drugs; penalty; revocation of right
§ 478. Minimum disturbance in movement; record of original condition
§ 479. Liability of owner of aircraft for injuries
§ 480. Liability of airman not owner or lessee
§ 482. Determination of liability
§ 484. Secretary as attorney for service of process