17 AAC 45.085 - Vehicles in restricted areas

(a) A person may not operate a vehicle in a restricted area of an airport that is operated by the department under 14 C.F.R. Part 139 or subject to 49 C.F.R. Part 1542, except in accordance with 17 AAC 45.080 and this section.

(b) At an airport not subject to 49 C.F.R. Part 1542, a restricted area is closed to all vehicles except the following:

(1) a vehicle operated by a department employee or contractor for maintenance purposes;

(2) a vehicle required for the loading, unloading, and transporting of passengers or the servicing of an aircraft on the aircraft parking apron at the airport;

(3) a public safety or emergency vehicle when engaged in the performance of public safety or emergency duties at the airport; and

(4) any other vehicle authorized to be in the restricted area by law or in writing by the airport manager.

(c) A person may not operate a vehicle in a restricted area of an airport unless the person is authorized under 17 AAC 45.060 to enter the restricted area and the airport manager has first authorized the person to operate a vehicle in the restricted area. The manager shall establish terms and conditions for operating a vehicle in a restricted area on the airport and provide notice of the terms and conditions to a person who requests authorization to do so.

(d) To show that the airport manager has authorized a person to operate a vehicle in a restricted area of an airport that is subject to 49 C.F.R. Part 1542, the person's identification badge issued under 17 AAC 45.060(f) must bear an appropriate endorsement by the airport manager. A person who accepts the airport manager's authorization to operate a vehicle in a restricted area of the airport agrees to comply with all terms and conditions established by the manager for operating a vehicle in a restricted area under (c) of this section. The manager shall require each person who accepts the manager's authorization to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of a copy of those terms and conditions.

(e) To ensure safety and compliance with applicable FAA regulations, the airport manager may establish equipment requirements for vehicles operated in restricted areas on an airport. A person may operate a vehicle in a restricted area only if the vehicle is in a safe and functioning condition with all equipment required by the airport manager under this subsection. At an airport operated under 14 C.F.R. Part 139, the vehicle must also be the subject of and display a ramp permit sticker or temporary ramp permit card issued by the airport manager.

(f) The airport manager may designate areas within a restricted area where a person may, and outside of which a person may not, operate, maintain, fuel, or park a vehicle except by permission from the manager.

(g) The airport manager shall order a vehicle operator to remove the vehicle from a restricted area if the manager determines that the vehicle is not operated or equipped in compliance with this section. The manager shall refuse access to a restricted area for a vehicle that the manager determines is not operated in compliance with this section.

(h) A person who accepts an airport ramp permit sticker or ramp permit temporary card, or the person's sponsor, shall pay a fee of

(1) $25 for each permit issued;

(2) $50 for each replacement of a lost permit sticker or card; and

(3) $50 for each failure to surrender a permit sticker or card to the airport manager when required to do so by the department.

(i) A person may not copy or duplicate an airport ramp permit sticker or temporary card.

Notes

17 AAC 45.085

Eff. 3/28/2002, Register 161; am 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 3/22/2008, Register 185

A list of airports operated by the department under 14 C.F.R. Part 139 or subject to 49 C.F.R. Part 1542 is available through the commissioner's office at the address provided in 17 AAC 45.005.

Authority:AS 02.15.020

AS 02.15.060

AS 02.15.090

AS 02.15.220

AS 02.15.230