Chap. 188.—An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding new Sections
3775-c, 3775-d, 3775-f, 3775-i and 3775-j, relating to use of aircraft for hunting ;
reckless operation of aircraft; tampering with aeronautical facilities; operation
of unlicensed aircraft; and operation of aircraft by unlicensed persons,
respectively ; and to provide penalties for violations. (H 232]

Approved March 11, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1, That the Code of Virginia be further amended by adding
new sections thirty-seven hundred seventy-five-c, thirty-seven hun-
dred seventy-five-d, thirty-seven hundred seventy-five-f, thirty-
seven hundred seventy-five-i and thirty-seven hundred seventy-
five-j as follows:

Section 3775-c. Use of aircraft for hunting.—It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to hunt, pursue, worry or kill any wild waterfowl
or other birds or animals by any means whatever during such time
as said person is in flight in an aircraft in the airspace over the
lands or waters of this State. A violation of this section shall be
deemed a misdemeanor.

Section 3775-d. Reckless operation of aircraft—-Any person
who shall operate any aircraft within the airspace over, above or
upon the lands or waters of the State of Virginia, while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or of any narcotic or any habit
forming drug, or carelessly or heedlessly in wilful or wanton disre-
gard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and
circumspection and in a manner so as to endanger any person or
property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 3775-f. Tampering with markings of airports, landing
fields or other aeronautical facilities—It shall be unlawful for any
person to tamper with, alter, destroy, remove, carry away, or cause
to be carried away, an airplane or other flying device or instrumen-
tality or any objects used for the marking of airports, landing fields,
or other aeronautical facilities, or in any way change their position
or location, except by and under the direction of the proper authori-
ties charged with the maintenance and operation of such facilities.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or who
shall illegally have in his possession any objects or devices used
for such markings, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 3775-i. Operation of unlicensed aircraft—Any person
who operates or causes to be operated any civil aircraft within the
airspace over, above, or upon the lands or waters of this State,
which said aircraft has not been and is not at the time of such
operation properly certificated under and in accordance with exist-
ing Federal laws and licensed under and in accordance with the
existing laws of this State and rules and regulations promulgated
in pursuance thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 3775-j. Operation of aircraft by unlicensed persons.—
Any person who operates any civil aircraft within the airspace
over, above, or upon the lands or waters of this State without
being, at the time of such operation, in possession of a valid airman’s
certificate for such operation, issued under and in accordance with
existing Federal law and a valid airman’s license for such operation,
issued under and in accordance with the existing laws of this
State and rules and regulations promulgated in pursuance thereof,
shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.