A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to install or equip on any aircraft, or install in the wings or fuselage of the aircraft, any fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container which will hold fuel, if such fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container does not conform to federal aviation regulations or has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit. Any person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony.
B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess any aircraft which has been equipped with, or had installed in its wings or fuselage, any fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container which will hold fuel if such fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container does not conform to federal aviation regulations or has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit. Any person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony.
C. A copy of the Federal Aviation Administration Approval Form 337, or special permit pertaining to such installations, shall be carried on board the aircraft at all times. Any person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. No person charged with violating this subsection shall be convicted of the charge if he or she produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a copy of the required documentation either valid at the time of arrest or acquired within thirty (30) days after the arrest.
D. The provisions of this section shall apply to any pipes, hoses, or auxiliary pumps which when present in the aircraft could be used to introduce fuel into the primary fuel system of the aircraft from such tanks, bladders, drums, or containers.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 248, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 108, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 108 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
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