As used in the Aircraft Registration Act: A. 'division' means the aviation division of the state highway and transportation department; B. 'director' means the executive head of the division; C. 'maximum gross weight' means the manufacturer's gross weight according to the operating limitations placard of the aircraft, furnished by the federal aviation administration; and D. 'specialized use' means use for commercial operations other than passenger carriage, including cargo hauling, crop dusting or spraying and forest fire-fighting use. History: 1953 Comp., § 44-5-3, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 122, § 3; 1970, ch. 50, § 1; 1971, ch. 150, § 1; 1977, ch. 250, § 23; 1987, ch. 268, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, in Subsection A inserted 'state highway and' preceding 'transportation department.' Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 8A Am. Jur. 2d Aviation § 2. 2A C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 2 to 6.
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