Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020 – Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Airport: means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Airport hazard: means any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at any airport, or is otherwise hazardous to the landing or taking off of aircraft. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Person: includes a government, a governmental agency and a political subdivision of a government. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Political subdivision: means any county, incorporated city, unincorporated town or airport authority created by special legislative act as a quasi-municipal corporation. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Structure: means any object constructed or installed by a person, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks and overhead wires and other lines. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Tree: means any object of natural growth. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
1. ’Airport’ means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes.
2. ’Airport hazard’ means any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at any airport, or is otherwise hazardous to the landing or taking off of aircraft.
3. ’Airport hazard area’ means any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established if not prevented as provided in this chapter.
4. ’Person’ includes a government, a governmental agency and a political subdivision of a government.
5. ’Political subdivision’ means any county, incorporated city, unincorporated town or airport authority created by special legislative act as a quasi-municipal corporation.
6. ’Public utility’ means a person who operates any airline, broadcasting, electric, gas, pipeline, radio, railroad, rural electric, sanitary sewer, slurry, telephone or water business in this State and who conducts such a business for a public use.
7. ’Structure’ means any object constructed or installed by a person, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks and overhead wires and other lines.
8. ’Tree’ means any object of natural growth.