Section 50-10-1 - Definitions. - South Dakota Statutes

50-10-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Airport," any military airport or any area of land or water designed for the landing and taking-off of aircraft and utilized or to be utilized by the public as a point of arrival or departure by air;
(2) "Airport hazard," any structure, or tree, or use of land, which obstructs the aerial approaches of such an airport or is otherwise hazardous to its use for landing or taking off;
(3) "Commission," the South Dakota Aeronautics Commission;
(4) "Person," any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, association, joint stock association or body politic, including any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative;
(5) "Publicly owned," an airport is publicly owned if the portion of the airport used for the landing and taking-off of aircraft is owned by a governmental body, political subdivision, public agency, or other public corporation;
(6) "Structure," any object constructed or installed by human action, including buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines, but not including any building, or any part of any building, used or useful in serving the public;
(7) "Tree," any object of natural growth.

Source: SL 1943, ch 2, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 2.0501; SL 1970, ch 264, § 1; SL 1994, ch 351, § 144; SL 1996, ch 278, § 7.