549 

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 137.37 

§ 137.23

Carriage of narcotic drugs, 

marihuana, and depressant or stim-
ulant drugs or substances. 

If the holder of a certificate issued 

under this part permits any aircraft 
owned or leased by that holder to be 
engaged in any operation that the cer-
tificate holder knows to be in violation 
of § 91.19(a) of this chapter, that oper-
ation is a basis for suspending or re-
voking the certificate. 

[Doc. No. 12035, 38 FR 17493, July 2, 1973, as 
amended by Amdt. 137–12, 54 FR 34332, Aug. 
18, 1989] 

Subpart C—Operating Rules 

§ 137.29

General. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(d) and (e) of this section, this subpart 
prescribes rules that apply to persons 
and aircraft used in agricultural air-
craft operations conducted under this 
part. 

(b) [Reserved] 
(c) The holder of an agricultural air-

craft operator certificate may deviate 
from the provisions of part 91 of this 
chapter without a certificate of waiver, 
as authorized in this subpart for dis-
pensing operations, when conducting 
nondispensing aerial work operations 
related to agriculture, horticulture, or 
forest preservation in accordance with 
the operating rules of this subpart. 

(d) Sections 137.31 through 137.35, 

§§ 137.41, and 137.53 through 137.59 do 
not apply to persons and aircraft used 
in agricultural aircraft operations con-
ducted with public aircraft. 

(e) Sections 137.31 through 137.35, 

§§ 137.39, 137.41, 137.51 through 137.59, 
and subpart D do not apply to persons 
and rotorcraft used in agricultural air-
craft operations conducted by a person 
holding a certificate under part 133 of 
this chapter and involving only the dis-
pensing of water on forest fires by 
rotorcraft external-load means. How-
ever, the operation shall be conducted 
in accordance with— 

(1) The rules of part 133 of this chap-

ter governing rotorcraft external-load 
operations; and 

(2) The operating rules of this sub-

part contained in §§ 137.29, 137.37, and 
§§ 137.43 through 137.49. 

[Doc. No. 1464, 30 FR 8106, June 24, 1965, as 
amended by Amdt. 137–3, 33 FR 9601, July 2, 
1968; Amdt. 137–6, 41 FR 35060, Aug. 19, 1976] 

§ 137.31

Aircraft requirements. 

No person may operate an aircraft 

unless that aircraft— 

(a) Meets the requirements of 

§ 137.19(d); and 

(b) Is equipped with a suitable and 

properly installed shoulder harness for 
use by each pilot. 

§ 137.33

Carrying of certificate. 

(a) No person may operate an aircraft 

unless a facsimile of the agricultural 
aircraft operator certificate, under 
which the operation is conducted, is 
carried on that aircraft. The facsimile 
shall be presented for inspection upon 
the request of the Administrator or 
any Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement officer. 

(b) Notwithstanding part 91 of this 

chapter, the registration and air-
worthiness certificates issued for the 
aircraft need not be carried in the air-
craft. However, when those certificates 
are not carried in the aircraft they 
shall be kept available for inspection 
at the base from which the dispensing 
operation is conducted. 

[Doc. No. 1464, 30 FR 8106, June 24, 1965, as 
amended by Amdt. 137–3, 33 FR 9601, July 2, 
1968] 

§ 137.35

Limitations on private agricul-

tural aircraft operator. 

No person may conduct an agricul-

tural aircraft operation under the au-
thority of a private agricultural air-
craft operator certificate— 

(a) For compensation or hire; 
(b) Over a congested area; or 
(c) Over any property unless he is the 

owner or lessee of the property, or has 
ownership or other property interest in 
the crop located on that property. 

§ 137.37

Manner of dispensing. 

No persons may dispense, or cause to 

be dispensed, from an aircraft, any ma-
terial or substance in a manner that 

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