Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB715: AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 2:135.3(A) and (B), relative to aerial applicators; to require aerial applicators operate federally compliant transponders and two-way radios when using publicly owned airports or participating in airport priority programs; to prohibit political subdivisions from discriminating against licensed aerial applicators using public airports; to provide for inspection and enforcement by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry; to provide for aerial applicators at non-towered airports; to provide for public safety and coordination of airport operations…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 2:135.3(A) and (B), relative to aerial applicators; to require aerial applicators operate federally compliant transponders and two-way radios when using publicly owned airports or participating in airport priority programs; to prohibit political subdivisions from discriminating against licensed aerial applicators using public airports; to provide for inspection and enforcement by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry; to provide for aerial applicators at non-towered airports; to provide for public safety and coordination of airport operations; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 2:135.3(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §135.3. Aerial applicators; discrimination prohibited; conditions for use of public airports A.(1) No city, town, or other political subdivision of this state which establishes airports or landing fields, or which acquires, leases, or sets apart real property for such purposes shall use any aspect of its authority to discriminate against the use of such airports or landing fields by any aerial applicator appropriately licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry for aerial application of seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides provided such aerial applicator Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-462 ORIGINAL HB NO. complies with all regulations as …