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aircraft, for damage caused by collision on land or in the air, shall be
determined by the rules of law applicable to torts on land.

1927. ch. 637, sec. 7.

7. (Jurisdiction Over Crimes and Torts. ) All crimes, torts and other
wrongs committed by or against an aeronaut or passenger while in flight
over this State shall be governed by the laws of this State; and the question
whether damage occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight over this
State constitutes a tort, crime or other wrong by or against the owner of
such aircraft, shall be determined by the Laws of this State.

1927. ch. 637. sec. 8.

8. (Jurisdiction Over Contracts. ) All contractual and other legal rela-
tions entered into by aeronauts or passengers while in flight over this
State have the same effect as if entered into on the land or water beneath.

1927, ch. 637, sec. 9.

9. (Dangerous Flying a Misdemeanor. ) Any aeronaut or passenger
who, while in flight over a thickly inhabited area or over a public gather-
ing within this State, shall engage in trick or acrobatic flying, or in any
acrobatic feat, or shall, except while in landing or taking off, fly at such
a low level as to endanger the persons on the surface beneath, or drop
any object except loose water or loose sand ballast, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1, 000. 00), or imprisonment for not more than six months, or
both.

1927. ch. 637, sec. 10.

10. (Hunting from Aircraft a Misdemeanor. ) Any aeronaut or pas-
senger who, while in flight within this State, shall intentionally kill or
attempt to kill any birds or animals shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1, 000. 00),
or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

1927. ch. 637, sec. 11.

11. (Uniformity of Interpretation. ) This sub-title shall be so inter-
preted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform
the law of those States which enact it, and to harmonize, as far as possible,
with Federal laws and regulations on the subject to¹ aeronautics.

1927, ch. 637, sec. 12.

12. (Short Title. ) This sub-title may be cited as the Uniform State
Law for Aeronautics. ²

2 Evidently typographical error.

2 Sec. 13 of ch. 637 of the Acts of 1D27 repealed all laws inconsistent therewith.