§ 23-14-101. Title
This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Air Commerce Act”.
§ 23-14-102. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Air commerce” means the carriage by aircraft of persons or property, or any class or classes thereof, including express, for compensation or hire in intrastate commerce in this state, including the carriage by aircraft of persons or property which move partly by aircraft and […]
§ 23-14-103. Exemptions
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to or be construed or held to apply to: (1) The transportation or handling of United States mail; or (2) Any common carrier by aircraft which the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall by order determine to be engaged mainly and principally in interstate commerce and whose intrastate business is […]
§ 23-14-104. Penalties
(a) A person, including any officer, agent, or employee of a corporation, that violates any provision of this chapter or fails to comply with any order, decision, or rule issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Each day’s violation of this chapter or any of the terms […]
§ 23-14-105. Compliance with chapter required
No person shall engage in air commerce except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 23-14-106. Control, supervision, and regulation by department
A person engaging in air commerce is declared to be subject to control, supervision, and regulation by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
§ 23-14-107. Duties and powers of department
(a) Administration and Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation to administer the provisions of this chapter, and to that end the department shall have authority to make and amend such general or special rules and regulations and to issue such orders as may be necessary to carry out the […]
§ 23-14-108. Pecuniary interest by employees prohibited
No member of the Arkansas Department of Transportation or any employee of the department appointed or employed in the administration of this chapter shall in any manner have a pecuniary interest in, own any securities of, or hold any position with any common carrier by aircraft.
§ 23-14-109. Certificates required
No person shall engage in the business of a common carrier by aircraft unless there is in force a certificate issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation authorizing the person to engage in that business.
§ 23-14-110. Certificates — Application — Notice and hearings
(a) Applications for certificates shall be made in writing to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, shall be verified under oath, and shall be in such form and contain such information and be accompanied by proof of service upon such interested parties as the department shall by rule require. (b) (1) Upon the filing of an […]
§ 23-14-111. Temporary certificates
The Arkansas Department of Transportation may grant temporary certificates without notice or hearing upon such terms and conditions as the department may prescribe, but not for a period exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days.
§ 23-14-112. Certificates — Security for protection of public required
No certificate shall be issued to a common carrier by aircraft or remain in force unless the carrier complies with such reasonable rules as the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall prescribe governing the filing and approval of surety bonds, policies of insurance, qualifications as a self-insurer, or other securities or agreements, in such reasonable amount […]
§ 23-14-113. Certificates — Evidence of compliance with other laws required
No certificate shall be issued to any person to operate as a common carrier by aircraft unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the Arkansas Department of Transportation showing that it will comply with the provisions of the laws of the United States and the lawful rules, regulations, and orders thereunder respecting safety of operations, […]
§ 23-14-114. Issuance of certificates
The Arkansas Department of Transportation, subject to §§ 23-14-109 and 23-14-111 — 23-14-113, shall issue a certificate authorizing the whole or any part of the operation covered by an application for a certificate if it finds that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform the operation properly and to conform to the provisions […]
§ 23-14-115. Certificates — Terms and conditions
Each certificate issued pursuant to this chapter shall set forth specifically the privileges granted thereby, together with the effective date and the duration thereof.
§ 23-14-116. Certificates — Transfer or lease
Any certificate may be transferred or leased subject to the approval of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and under such reasonable rules as may be prescribed by the department.
§ 23-14-117. Certificates — Modification, suspension, or revocation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation after due notice and hearing may alter, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke any certificate previously granted where the public interest so demands.
§ 23-14-118. Rates and service generally
Every common carrier by aircraft shall furnish reasonable and adequate service and facilities at just and reasonable rates as shall be determined by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
§ 23-14-119. Extension of service
The Arkansas Department of Transportation after due notice and hearing may require any certificate holder to extend its existing service as required by the public convenience and necessity.
§ 23-14-120. Abandonment or discontinuance of service
No common carrier by aircraft shall abandon or discontinue any route or part thereof for which a certificate has been issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, unless upon the application of the common carrier the department finds after notice and opportunity for hearing the abandonment or discontinuance to be in the public interest.