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United States Code Title 49 — Transportation

§ 46315. Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances by aircraft not providing air transportation

§ 46315.

Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances by aircraft not providing air transportation

(a)

Application.—

This section applies only to aircraft not used to provide air transportation.

(b)

Criminal Penalty.—

A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if—

(1)

the person knowingly and willfully operates an aircraft in violation of a regulation or requirement of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration related to the display of navigation or anticollision lights;

(2)

the person is knowingly transporting a controlled substance by aircraft or aiding or facilitating a controlled substance offense; and

(3)

the transporting, aiding, or facilitating—

(A)

is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State; or

(B)

is provided in connection with an act punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State related to a controlled substance (except a law related to simple possession of a controlled substance).