Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 330 · 17 active provisions
The pilot’s license required shall be kept in the personal possession of the licensee when he or she is operating aircraft within this state, and must be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, any peace officer of this state, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport or landing fi…
(1) “Air ambulance operation” means a flight with a patient or medical personnel on board for the purpose of medical transportation.(2) “Aircraft” means a powered or unpowered machine or device capable of atmospheric flight, including, but not limited to, an airplane, an autogyro, a glider, a gyrodyne, a helicopter, a…
It is the duty of the department to:(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.(2) Establish requirements for airport site approval, licensure, and registration.(3) Establish and maintain a state aviation facility data system to facilitate licensing and registration of all airports.(4) Adopt rules pursua…
(1) SITE APPROVALS; REQUIREMENTS, EFFECTIVE PERIOD, REVOCATION.—(a) Except as provided in subsection (3), the owner or lessee of a proposed airport shall, before site acquisition or construction or establishment of the proposed airport, obtain approval of the airport site from the department. Applications for approval…
(1) JOINT HEARINGS.—The department is authorized to confer with or to hold joint hearings with any agency of the United States in connection with any matter arising under ss. 330.27-330.39 or relating to the safe development of airports.(2) RECIPROCAL SERVICES.—The department is authorized to avail itself of the cooper…
The department may institute a civil action for injunctive relief in the appropriate circuit court to prevent the violation of any provision of this chapter.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules or orders issued pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(1) Nothing in ss. 330.29-330.39 shall be construed to limit any right, power, or authority of the state or a political subdivision to regulate airport hazards by zoning.(2) Airports licensed for public use under the provisions of s. 330.30 are eligible for airport zoning protection, as prescribed in chapter 333.(3) Th…
A publicly owned airport in this state may not charge a landing fee established on or after January 1, 2025, for aircraft operations conducted by an accredited nonprofit institution located in this state which offers a 4-year collegiate aviation program, if such aircraft operations are for flight training necessary for…
(1) No county or municipality of this state shall license airports or control their location except by zoning requirements. The determination of suitable sites and standards of safety for airports shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as prohibiting a c…
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to, or confer on the department, jurisdiction or control over any county or municipal aviation authority or county or municipal port authority or any airport under the control of such an authority.
Sections 330.27-330.39 may be cited as the “State Airport Licensing Law.”
In the interests of the public welfare, it is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to install, maintain, or possess any aircraft which has been equipped with, or had installed in its wings or fuselage, fuel tanks, bladders, drums, or other containers which will hold fuel if such fuel tanks, bladde…
(1)(a) Each public airport as defined in s. 330.27 at which:1. Aviation fuels receive onsite treatment with fuel system icing inhibitors;2. Aviation fuel is delivered by a publicly or privately owned fixed-base operator; and3. Any aircraft fuel delivery vehicle or ground service equipment that uses diesel exhaust fluid…
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This act may be cited as the “Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:(a) “Commercial property” means real property other than residential property. The term includes, but is not limited to, a property zoned multifamily residential which is comprised of five or mor…
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Unmanned aircraft” has the same meaning as the term “drone” in s. 934.50(2).(b) “Unmanned aircraft system” has the same meaning as in s. 330.41(2).(2) A person may not knowingly or willfully possess or operate an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system with an attached w…
(1) For purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Aircraft” has the same meaning as in s. 330.27, except that the aircraft must have a gross weight of 12,499 pounds or less and operate under 14 C.F.R. part 91.(b) “Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast” or “ADS-B” means an advanced aviation surveillance technology th…