Terms Used In Tennessee Code 42-1-302

  • Commercial helicopter touring: means carrying passengers by helicopter, for compensation, from one (1) site for the purpose of aerial observation of landmarks and other manmade or natural sites, touring, sightseeing or amusement or for the purpose of transporting passengers for tourist-related activities and returning the passengers to the original site. See Tennessee Code 42-1-301
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Primary public airport: means an airport operated by a municipal government, county government or public airport authority and regulated by the federal aviation administration. See Tennessee Code 42-1-301
  • Tourist resort county: means a county having more than five percent (5%) of its territory located within the boundaries of a national park established pursuant to 16 U. See Tennessee Code 42-1-301

No person shall engage in commercial helicopter touring in any tourist resort county or any municipality within a tourist resort county except at a primary public airport.