§17C-25-10. Federal license required for operation of aircraft.

(a) A person shall not operate or cause or authorize to be operated any aircraft within this state unless such aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate, permit, or license issued by the United States, if such certificate, permit, or license is required by the United States.

(b) A person may not engage in aeronautics in this state unless he or she has an appropriate effective certificate, permit, rating, or license issued by the United States authorizing him or her to engage in the particular class of aeronautics in which he or she is engaged, if such certificate, permit, rating, or license is required by the United States.

(c) Where a certificate, permit, rating, or license is required by the United States, it shall be kept in the personal possession of a pilot when he or she is operating within this state and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any law enforcement officer, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which they shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any other person.

(d) Where a certificate, permit, or license is required by the United States for an aircraft, it shall be carried in the aircraft at all times while the aircraft is operating in the state, shall be conspicuously posted in the aircraft where it may readily be seen by passengers or inspectors, and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any law enforcement officer, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which the aircraft shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any person.