1488                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [Ch. 363

THE SAFETY OF THOSE ENGAGED IN AERONAUTICS.

(C) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO OPERATE
AN AIR SCHOOL OR FOR ANY AERONAUTICS INSTRUCTOR TO GIVE
INSTRUCTIONS IN GROUND SUBJECTS PERTAINING TO
AERONAUTICS WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE LICENSE AS MAY BE
DULY REQUIRED BY RULE OR REGULATION PROMULGATED UNDER THE
PROVISION OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. IT SHALL BE
UNLAWFUL FOR ANY AERONAUTICS INSTRUCTOR TO GIVE
INSTRUCTION IN FLYING UNLESS THE INSTRUCTOR HAS AN
APPROPRIATE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTORS RATING, CERTIFICATE,
PERMIT OR LICENSE AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES. IF ANY PERSON SHALL BE FOUND GUILTY BY A
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OF VIOLATING ANY
PROVISION OF THIS SUBSECTION, HE SHALL, UPON CONVICTION,
BE FINED NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) IN
THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT.

6-604.

(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE FOR
THE APPROVAL OF AIRPORT SITES AND THE ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL.

CERTIFICATES OF SUCH AN APPROVAL SHALL BE ISSUED
WITHOUT CHARGE TO ALL PERSONS REQUESTING THEM. UPON THE
PROMULGATION OF A RULE OR REGULATION PROVIDING FOR
APPROVALS, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR PERSON DESIRING
OR PLANNING TO CONSTRUCT OR ESTABLISH AN AIRPORT SHALL
PRIOR TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE SITE OR PRIOR TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROPOSED AIRPORT,
MAKE APPLICATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION OR APPROVAL OF THE
SITE. THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL WITH REASONABLE DISPATCH
GRANT APPROVAL OF A SITE IF IT IS SATISFIED: (1) THAT
THE SITE IS ADEQUATE FOR THE PROPOSED AIRPORT; (2) THAT
THE PROPOSED AIRPORT, IF CONSTRUCTED OR ESTABLISHED, WILL
CONFORM TO MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SAFETY WHICH SHALL NOT
BE MORE RIGID THAN THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, IF ANY, FOR COMPARABLE
AIRPORTS; AND (3) THAT SAFE AIR TRAFFIC PATTERNS CAN BE
WORKED OUT FOR THE PROPOSED AIRPORT AND FOR ALL EXISTING
AIRPORTS AND APPROVED AIRPORT SITES IN ITS VICINITY. AN
APPROVAL OF A SITE MAY BE GRANTED SUBJECT TO ANY
REASONABLE CONDITIONS WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION MAY DEEM
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
AND SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT, UNLESS SOONER REVOKED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION, UNTIL A LICENSE FOR AN AIRPORT LOCATED
ON THE APPROVED SITE HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. THE ADMINISTRATION MAY,
AFTER NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING TO HOLDERS OF
CERTIFICATES OF AN APPROVAL, REVOKE SUCH APPROVAL WHEN IT
SHALL REASONABLY DETERMINE (1) THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN
ABANDONMENT OF THE SITE AS AN AIRPORT SITE, OR (2) THAT