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City of Bangor, ME
Penobscot County
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The Airport Director may issue from time to time directives as are necessary to implement the purposes of these rules and regulations and which, upon approval by the Airport Committee, shall supplement and have such force and effect as the rules and regulations herein contained. The Airport Director shall determine which areas of the airport shall be public and which shall be restricted and shall revise the restricted areas from time to time as they shall determine. The Airport Director shall have three copies of this chapter and directives in their office for the inspection of any person, and three copies shall be filed with the City Clerk for the convenience of the public.
All areas of the airport except those areas as may be opened to the public are restricted, and no person shall enter customs, immigration or public health areas, other areas under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, any private offices, hangars, maintenance areas, landing areas, ramp and apron areas or any other restricted area on the airport posted as being closed to the public except:
A. 
Persons assigned to duty or having official business therein.
B. 
Authorized representatives of the City of Bangor or the Airport Director and their representatives.
C. 
Authorized representatives of the United States Government.
D. 
Persons having prior permission of the Airport Director.
E. 
Passengers, under appropriate supervision, entering upon the ramp and apron areas for purposes of embarkation and debarkation.
No person, unless duly authorized by the Airport Director or by contract signed by the City Manager, shall, in or upon any area of the airport:
A. 
Sell or offer for sale any article of merchandise.
B. 
Conduct any commercial activity.
C. 
Solicit any business or trade.
D. 
Solicit alms or funds for any purpose.
E. 
Post, distribute or display signs, posters, handbills, newspapers, advertisements, circulars or any other printed or written matter.
A. 
No person shall travel on any portion of the airport except upon the roads, walks or places provided for the particular class of traffic nor occupy the roads or walks in such manner as to hinder or obstruct their proper use.
B. 
No person shall place, discharge or deposit in any manner offal, garbage or any refuse in or upon any landing area, ramp and apron area, aircraft parking and storage area, in any public building or any other area on the airport except in receptacles provided for the purpose.
C. 
No person shall enter into any building, loading dock or observation platform nor shall they enter upon the landing areas, ramp and apron areas or aircraft parking and storage areas of the airport with a dog or other animal except a Seeing Eye dog or one properly confined for shipment. Dogs and other animals are permitted in other public areas of the airport if on a leash or confined in such a manner as to be under positive control.
D. 
Observation deck. Children must be accompanied by an adult when on the observation deck.
E. 
Passengers shall not be permitted to enplane or deplane except in the presence of authorized airline or fixed base operator personnel or their designated agents or, in the case of private aircraft, in the areas designated for enplaning or deplaning private aircraft.
F. 
Unless otherwise provided in a lease or other agreement, no person shall use any area of the airport for storage of cargo or other property without permission of the Airport Director. If, notwithstanding the above prohibition, a person uses such areas for storage as aforesaid without first obtaining such permission, then the Airport Director shall have the authority to order the cargo or other property removed.
G. 
No person shall operate, hinder, impair, tamper with or otherwise affect heater valves, hydrants, sprinkler valves and devices, blower motors or the electrical, air-conditioning or heating systems at the airport without the express permission of the Airport Director. No person shall hold open by any device or mechanical means or in any way cause to be held open or left open any door or window in any building at the airport unless so authorized by the Airport Director.
H. 
Any nonscheduled airline, general aviation and off-line scheduled carrier using Bangor International Airport shall use only such catering services as are licensed by the City of Bangor to contract business at Bangor International Airport.
I. 
There shall be no distribution at or on the airport by any person of any promotional customer dividends, including, but in no way limited to, trading stamps. Whether a particular item constitutes a promotional customer dividend within the meaning of this subsection shall be determined by the Airport Director.
A. 
No person shall, at or upon the airport, do or omit to do any act if the doing or omission thereof endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property.
B. 
No person shall commit any disorderly, obscene, indecent or unlawful act, commit any nuisance or abandon any personal property at the airport.
No person except authorized peace officers, post office officials, customs officials or members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the Maine National Guard or Maine Air National Guard on official duty or any other persons authorized by the Airport Director shall possess any loaded or concealed firearms or explosives at the airport. All persons other than those in the excepted classes shall, while at the airport, surrender all such objects in their possession to the police.
All persons involved in any accident occurring at the airport shall make a full report thereof to the police as soon after the accident as possible and before leaving the airport.
No person shall destroy, injure, deface or disturb, tamper with or attempt to destroy, injure, deface or disturb any building, sign equipment, fixture, marker or any other structure or property of the airport.
In order to provide for the safety of persons and the prevention of damage to property, including the terminal buildings, no meetings, mass demonstrations or crowds unwarranted by the primary function of facilitating the traveling public shall be permitted to occur within a terminal building. The Airport Director may authorize groups to greet or escort dignitaries, such groups not to exceed 25 persons. The Airport Director may authorize a press conference if they determine that such conference will not interfere with public transportation.
[Amended 5-9-1988 by Ord. No. 88-187]
In addition to other requirements imposed by this chapter, all persons authorized to conduct commercial activities at the airport shall have in force general liability insurance, evidenced by a certificate filed with the Airport Director. Said insurance shall be in such amounts as the Airport Director may from time to time establish by administrative regulation for various classes of commercial activities at the airport or as may be provided by direct contract with the City. Said certificate of insurance shall name the City as an additional insured and shall certify that said insurance shall not be canceled without prior notification by the carrier to the Airport Director. In addition, any person authorized to conduct a commercial activity at the airport shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from liability for personal injuries, death or property damages, including attorney fees, incurred by the City as a result of or arising from the conduct of said activities.
[Amended 11-27-1995 by Ord. No. 96-17; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
A. 
The Airport Director shall be authorized to demand reimbursement from any tenant, airport user or any other entity or individual for any fines assessed the Airport Department by federal, state or local agencies as a result of an action or lack of action which causes a violation of existing law. Failure to promptly pay such reimbursement shall be a violation of this chapter.
B. 
For the purpose of this section, "airport" shall be the geographical area designated as "Airport Development District" by Chapter 165, Land Development, of this Code.
C. 
The Airport Director shall be authorized to deny access to the actively controlled security areas of the airport, as defined in the Airport Security Manual on file with the Federal Aviation Administration, to any individual who has been found in violation of the applicable airport rules and regulations.