Tex. Transp. Code § 24.022

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 24.022 - Use of Aircraft on County Roads

(a) A commissioners court of a county may enact ordinances to ensure the safe use of county roads by aircraft. An ordinance may:

(1) limit the kinds of aircraft that may use the roads;

(2) establish the procedure that a pilot shall follow before using a road, including requiring the pilot to furnish persons with flags at both ends of the road to be used; or

(3) establish other requirements considered necessary for the safe use of the roads by aircraft.

(b) A pilot who follows the ordinances adopted under Subsection (a):

(1) may land or take off in the aircraft on a county road; and

(2) is not subject to the traffic laws of this state during the landing or takeoff.

Tex. Transp. Code § 24.022

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.