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Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-29-301: Part definitions

As used in this part: (1) "Abandoned aircraft" means: (A) An aircraft left in a wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled condition on a public-use airport; and (B) An aircraft that has remained in an idle state on a public-use airport for forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days without a contractual agreement between the owner or operator of the aircraft and the airport authority for use of the airport premises; (2) "Airport authority" means an authority created pursuant to title 42, chapter 3, 4, or 5; (3) "Derelict aircraft" means any aircraft that is not in a flyable condition, does not have a current certificate of air worthiness issued by the federal aviation administration, and is not in the process of actively being repaired; and (4) "Public-use airport" is an airport owned or controlled by an airport authority. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 800,s 1, eff. 4/14/2016.
As used in this part:
(1) "Abandoned aircraft" means: (A) An aircraft left in a wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled condition on a public-use airport; and (B) An aircraft that has remained in an idle state on a public-use airport for forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days without a contractual agreement between the owner or operator of the aircraft and the airport authority for use of the airport premises;
(A) An aircraft left in a wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled condition on a public-use airport; and
(B) An aircraft that has remained in an idle state on a public-use airport for forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days without a contractual agreement between the owner or operator of the aircraft and the airport authority for use of the airport premises;
(2) "Airport authority" means an authority created pursuant to title 42, chapter 3, 4, or 5;
(3) "Derelict aircraft" means any aircraft that is not in a flyable condition, does not have a current certificate of air worthiness issued by the federal aviation administration, and is not in the process of actively being repaired; and
(4) "Public-use airport" is an airport owned or controlled by an airport authority.

Where this section sits in the code

TN Code
Title 66
Chapter 29

As used in this part:

(1) "Abandoned aircraft" means: (A) An aircraft left in a wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled condition on a public-use airport; and (B) An aircraft that has remained in an idle state on a public-use airport for forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days without a contractual agreement between the owner or operator of the aircraft and the airport authority for use of the airport premises;

(A) An aircraft left in a wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled condition on a public-use airport; and

(B) An aircraft that has remained in an idle state on a public-use airport for forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days without a contractual agreement between the owner or operator of the aircraft and the airport authority for use of the airport premises;

(2) "Airport authority" means an authority created pursuant to title 42, chapter 3, 4, or 5;

(3) "Derelict aircraft" means any aircraft that is not in a flyable condition, does not have a current certificate of air worthiness issued by the federal aviation administration, and is not in the process of actively being repaired; and

(4) "Public-use airport" is an airport owned or controlled by an airport authority.

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