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ORDINANCE NO. J9 T Z.2.
An Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
pursuant to Article 46d-14, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, approving
Resolution No. 71-172 of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport
Board which adopts The Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport Board (and thereby defines certain terms;
regulates traffic and travel within the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport;
prohibits or otherwise regulates certain personal conduct relating to
restricted areas, animals, soliciting, signs, destruction of property,
throwing of objects, litter, refusal to pay for services, weapons and
explosives, fire fighting equipment, kites, organizations, impersonating
an officer, camping, swimming or picnicking, and photography, produc-
tions and polls; establishes certain procedures for the adoption of addi-
tional rules, regulations and orders, and the issuance of parking and
traffic citations; provides for a fine of not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for any violation thereof; provides for a severability clause;
and provides an effective date]; and providing that said Resolution No.
71-172 of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board shall have
the same force and effect within the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport as an ordinance by the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth would have in the City of Fort Worth; declaring an emergency and
providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, Section 8.F. of the Contract and Agreement Between
The City of Dallas, Texas, and the City of Fort Worth, Texas, provides
that the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board shall have the power,
by a duly adopted order, to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for
the orderly, safe, efficient and sanitary operation of the Airport, and to
prescribe reasonable penalties for the breach of any rule or regulation
not exceeding more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) fine; and
WHEREAS, Article 46d-14, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and
Section 8.F. of the Contract and Agreement provide that such orders by
said Airport Board shall become effective only upon approval of the
governing bodies of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and publication
as therein provided; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the foregoing, the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport Board on October 5th , 1971, passed,
approved and ordered Resolution No. 71-172 , which adopts The Code
of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport, and
thereby defines certain terms; regulates traffic and travel within the
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport; prohibits or otherwise regulates cer-
tain personal conduct relating to restricted areas, animals, soliciting,
signs, destruction of property, throwing of objects, litter, refusal to pay
for services, weapons and explosives, fire fighting equipment, kites,
organizations, impersonating an officer, camping, swimming or picnicking,
and photography, productions and polls; establishes certain procedures
for the adoption of additional rules, regulations and orders, and the
issuance of parking and traffic citations; provides for a fine of not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for any violation thereof; provides
a severability clause; and provides an effective date; and
WHEREAS, the Airport Board has requested that the City Councils
of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth approve its said Resolution No.
71-172 in order that it may become effective as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, the subject matter of this Ordinance and of said
Resolution No. 71-172 is of imperative public need and necessity
in the protection of the health, safety and morals of the inhabitants,
users and visitors of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport, and is deemed
necessary by the Fort Worth City Council for the operation, regulation,
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protection and policing, and the management, government and use thereof,
and this Ordinance is an emergency measure and shall be effective upon
its adoption;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION 1. That all of the declarations and findings contained
in the preambles of this Ordinance are made a part hereof and shall be
fully effective as a part of the ordained subject matter of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. That Resolution No. 71-172 of the Dallas-Fort
Worth Regional Airport Board, a duly certified copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part of this Ordinance by reference, is hereby approved.
SECTION 3. That after publication of a substantive statement
relative to The Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport and the penalty for the violation thereof, in a newspaper
of general circulation in each of the Counties of Dallas and Tarrant,
stating that a breach of any provision of The Code of Rules and Regulations
of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport will subject the violator to
the infliction of a penalty, and stating that the full text of The Code of
Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport is on
file in the principal office of the Board where the same may be read by any
interested party, the said Resolution No. 71-172 shall thereafter
have the same force and effect within the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort
Worth Regional Airport as an ordinance by the City Council of the City
of Fort Worth would have in the City of Fort Worth, and said penalty shall
be enforced in the same manner in which penalties prescribed by other
ordinances of the City of Fort Worth are enforced.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage in accordance with the provisions of the Charter
of the City of Fort Worth and it is accordingly so ordained.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S. G. Johndroe, Jr., City Attorney
PASSED: October 26n,,1971
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Roy A. Bateman, City Secretary
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City ®f Fort Worth, Texas
LINE id1iNDS'HA1Y Mayor and d Council Communication
mxraoN BUCKMAN Mayor
DOBBS GOR OfATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Code of Rules and Regulations PAGE
10/26/71 G-1847NUMBE for the Dallas-Fort Worth for 1
GRAHAMRegional Airport
HIMES The contract and agreement between the Cities of Fort Worth-and Dallas provid-
ing for the construction and operation of. the Regional. Airpart, provides that
W11LLN the Regional Airport Board shall have the power, by. duly adopted order, to
adopt and enforce rules and regulations fox the orderly, 'safe, efficient and
sanitary operation of the airport, and to prescribe reasonable penalties for
the breach of any rule or regulation not exceeding more than a $200 fine. The
contract between the two cities and the laws of the State of Texas provide that
such orders by the Airport Board Aall become effective only upon approval of
the governing bodies of the cities of Dallas and Fort Wosth. .
Accordingly, the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board on October 5, 1971
approved Resolution No. 71-172, which adopts the Code of Rules and Regulations
for the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport. This code regulates traffic and
travel within the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional,.Airport, prohibits or otherwise
regulates certain personal conduct- relating to restricted areas, animals, sol-
iciting, signs, destruction of property, throwing of objects, litter, refusal
to pay for services, weapons and explosives, fire fighting equipment, kites,
organizations, impersonating an officer, camping, swimming or picnicking, and
photography productions and polls. The code establishes certain procedures for
the adoption of additional rules, regulations and orders and the issuance of
parking and traffic citations. The code provides for a fine not to exceed
$200 for any violation thereof.
The Code of Rules and Regulations, which is applicable only within the boundar-
ies of the Regional Airport and would be primarily enforced by Public Safety
officials employed by -the Airport, has been reviewed by appropriate City of
Fort Worth officials., who concur in its adoption.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance by the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, pursuant to Article 46d-14 Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,
approving Resolution No. 71-172 of the Dallas-Fort Worth Ragional AixpQrt
Board which adopts the Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport Board and providing that the resolution of the Airport Board
shall have the same force and effect within the boundaries of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport as an ordinance by the City Council of the City
of Fort Worth would have in the City of Fort Worth.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION OUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
APPROVED ' ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
CITY SECRETARY
DATE
CITY MANAGER
RESOLUTION NO. 71-172
A resolution by the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board
adopting The Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport Board, and thereby defining certain terms; regulating
traffic and travel within the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport; pro-
hibiting or otherwise regulating certain personal conduct relating to
restricted areas, animals , soliciting, signs , destruction of property,
throwing of objects, litter, refusal to pay for services , weapons and
explosives , fire fighting equipment, kites , organizations , impersonat-
ing an officer, camping, swimming or picnicking, and photography,
productions and polls; establishing certain procedures for the adoption
of additional rules, regulations and orders, and the issuance of parking
and traffic citations; providing for a fine of not to exceed Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) for any violation thereof; providing a severability clause;
and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS , Articles 46d-7 and 46d-14, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, and Paragraph 8 .F of the Contract and Agreement Between the
City of Dallas, Texas, and the City of Fort Worth, Texas, dated and
effective as of April 15 , 1968 , authorize and empower the Board of
Directors of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport, by a duly adopted
Order, to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the orderly, safe,
efficient and sanitary operation of the Airport, and to prescribe reasonable
penalties for the breach of any rule or regulation not exceeding more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) fine; and
WHEREAS, the following Order is deemed necessary for the
enforcement of the rules and regulations essential to the prudent manage-
ment, government and use of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid provisions of State Law and of the
Contract and Agreement require approvals of the City Councils of the
Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth in order that the following provisions
shall have the same force and effect within the boundaries of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport as such Order would have in the Cities of
Dallas and Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board that this Order be for-
warded to the City Councils of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, and
said City Councils are each hereby respectfully requested to approve
same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRPORT:
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SECTION 1. That The Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport Board is hereby adopted, and the attached
copy thereof, and one (1) additional copy thereof marked "Exhibit A" and
filed in the official records of the Board for permanent record and inspec-
tion, are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. That the violation of any provision of The Code of
Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board
where an act or a failure to act is made unlawful or is otherwise pro-
hibited, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00), and each day a violation shall continue shall constitute a
separate offense; provided, however, where the offense is one for which
a penalty is fixed by state law, the latter penalty shall govern.
SECTION 3. That this Order shall become effective upon approval
by the City Councils of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, and after
publication of a substantive statement thereof and the penalty for viola-
tion thereof, in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the Counties
of Dallas and Tarrant. Such notice shall state that a breach of The Code
of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board
will subject the violator to the infliction of a penalty and shall state
that the full text of The Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport Board is on file in the principal office of the
Board where the same may be read by any interested party.
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PASSED APPROVED and ORDERED this day of October,
A.D. 1971.
ATTEST: 74 .
Vice -Chairman
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board
Secretary
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board
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THE CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRPORT BOARD
September, 1971
CONTENTS
Page
CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1
Section:
1 . Title 1
2. Intent 1
3. Scope 1
4. Definitions 2
5. Laws of the State of Texas 3
CHAPTER TWO. REGULATION OF VEHICLES 4
Section:
1 . General Law Governing 4
2 . Traffic Control Installations 4
3. Parking 4
4. Special Use Zones 5
5. Passenger Loading Zones 5
6. Loading Zones 6
7. Impeding Flow of Traffic 6
8. Solicitation of Ground Transportation 7
CHAPTER THREE. PERSONAL CONDUCT
Section:
1 . General - State Law 8
2. Restricted Areas 8
3. Animals B
4. Soliciting 9
5. Signs 9
6. Destruction of Property 10
7. Throwing of Objects 10
8. Litter 10
9. Refusal to Pay for Services 10
10. Weapons and Explosives 11
11. Fire Fighting Equipment 11
12. Kites 11
13. Organizations 11
14. Impersonating Officer 12
15. Camping, Swimming,Picnicking 13
16. Photography, Productions and Polls 13
CHAPTER FOUR. SEVERABILITY AND PENALTIES 14
Section:
1. Catchlines of Sections 14
2 . Severability 14
3. Penalty, Continuing Violations 14
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CONTENTS (Continued)
CHAPTER FIVE. PROCEDURES 16
Section:
1 . Intent 16
2. Airport Security 16
3. Procedure for Adoption of Airport Rules and
Regulations 16
4. Adoption Procedures for Rules, Regulations , and
Orders with Penal Provisions 17
5. Parking and Traffic Citations; Summons 18
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CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 . Title
This Code shall be entitled "The Code of Rules and Regulations
of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board, " may be cited as such,
and may be referred to as "this Code, " or "the Code. "
Section 2 . Intent
It is the intent of this Code to establish certain rules and regula-
tions necessary to the maintenance and promotion of the peace, health,
good government and welfare of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport,
to provide for the best performance of the functions thereof, for the se-
curity of persons using the Airport and to provide by such rules and
regulations and by concurrent ordinances of the Cities adopting this
Code, for suitable penalties for the violation of its provisions .
Section 3. Scope
The provisions of this Code shall constitute a special enactment
of effect only within the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional
Airport, and adopted in cooperation and concert with other Cities in
recognition of the unique and special requirements of the planning,
acquiring, establishment, development, construction, enlargement,
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improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, and pro-
tection and policing of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport. This
Code shall not be construed to waive or set aside any provisions con-
tained in other existing ordinances of any city or any law of the State of
Texas. To the extent of any conflict between the existing or future general
ordinances of any city and this Code, this Code shall prevail only within
the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport and not other-
wise.
Section 4. Definitions
(1) "Airport" shall mean all of the land, improvement, facilities
and developments within the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional
Airport.
(2) "Airport Board" or "Board" shall mean the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport Board.
(3) "Airport Roadway" shall mean those portions of the Airport
designated and made available temporarily or permanently by the Airport
Board for vehicular traffic.
(4) "Ground Transportation Business" shall mean the pursuance
of the occupation of transporting passengers, material or baggage for
hire, either within the Airport or from or to the Airport and points out-
side thereof.
(5) "Permit" shall mean an official written instrument granting
a special privilege and issued by the Airport Board.
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(6) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, co-partnership,
corporation, association or company (including any assignee, receiver,
trustee or similar representative thereof) or the United States of America
or any foreign government or any State or political subdivision thereof.
(7) "Restricted Area" shall mean any portion of the Airport to
which no ingress is permitted except upon specific authorization by
the Airport Board, such area to be designated by signs .
(8) "Vehicular Parking Area" shall mean those portions of the
Airport designated and made available temporarily or permanently by
the Airport Board for the parking of vehicles.
(9) "Vehicle" shall mean and include automobiles , trucks,
buses, motorcycles, horse-drawn vehicles , bicycles , pushcarts and
any other device in or upon or by which any person or property is or
may be transported, carried, or drawn upon land, except aircraft and
railroad rolling equipment or other devices running only on stationary
rails or tracks.
Section 5. Laws of the State of Texas
All portions of this Code shall be cumulative of all applicable
civil and criminal laws of the State of Texas.
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CHAPTER TWO
REGULATION OF VEHICLES
Section 1 . General Law Governing
All of the provisions of Article 6701d of the Revised Civil Statutes
of the State of Texas , entitled "Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways
are hereby declared to be in effect on the Airport Roadways, as defined,
except insofar as the provisions of the said Article are changed by this
Code under the authority of Section 28 of Article 6701d.
Section 2 . Traffic Control Installations
It shall be unlawful to disobey any traffic control device, sign,
signal, marking or insignia erected, installed or placed by authority of
the Airport Board. Insofar as possible, all such devices, signs, signals ,
markings or insignia shall conform to the Manual and Specifications adopted
by the State Highway Commission of the State of Texas, as set forth in
Sections 29 and 31 of Article 6701d of the Revised Civil Statutes of the
State of Texas.
Section 3. Parking
(a) It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle or to permit the same
to remain standing within the boundaries of the Airport except, at such
places and for such periods of time, and upon payment of such parking
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fees and charges, as may from time to time be prescribed by the Airport
Board. Any vehicle which is disabled or which is parked in violation
hereof or which represents an operational hazard at the Airport may be
removed or towed away and impounded, all at the operator's or owner's
expense and without liability for any damage to the vehicle which may ensue
from such removal or towing. Such expense shall be a lien against the
vehicle and payment in full therefor shall be a prerequisite to the reclaiming
of the vehicle by the operator or owner.
(b) The method of disposition of abandoned or junked motor vehicles
or other vehicles shall be as•set forth in House Bill No. 1181 , entitled
"Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, " enacted by the Acts of the 62nd
Legislature, 1971 , Regular Session, insofar as same may be applied to
the operation of the Airport.
Section 4. Special Use Zones
The Airport Board may designate Areas or Zones at the Airport as
"Restricted Areas, " and may designate areas in which only vehicles of a
special kind or type shall be authorized to park, stop, stand or operate,
by posting signs to that effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to
operate or drive any vehicle or park, stop or stand such vehicle in an
Area or Zone so designated unless such vehicle is the special kind or
type authorized to enter or park, stop or stand in such Area or Zone.
Section 5. Passenger Loading Zones
The Airport Board may establish zones for loading or unloading
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passengers from vehicles at the Airport. Such zones shall be designated
with appropriate control devices , signs, signals, markings or insignia,
and no person shall park any vehicle in any such Passenger Loading Zone
nor shall any person stop or stand any vehicle in a Passenger Loading
Zone except to load or unload Passengers , and then only for the time limit
established by the Board and posted in such zone.
Section 6. Loading Zones
The Airport Board may establish Loading Zones for the loading
and unloading of material at the Airport. Such zones shall be designated
with appropriate control devices, signs, signals , markings or insignia,
and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in a Loading Zone
other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery, pickup and loading
of material. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of mater-
ials exceed the time limit established by the Airport Board and posted in
such Loading Zone.
Section 7. Impeding Flow of Traffic
No person shall park, stop or stand a vehicle in any Airport Road-
way, Driveway, Ramp, Taxiway, Parking Area, Passenger Loading Zone,
Loading Zone or in front of or near any entrance or exit to any building
at the Airport so as to block, obstruct or impede the free passage of any
vehicles or pedestrians .
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Section 8 . Solicitation of Ground Transportation
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit ground transportation
business on the Airport, or to pick up passengers or baggage for hire on
the Airport without a ground transportation permit from the Airport Board,
or without having an Airport Board Concession, License or Franchise
therefor, and, to the extent of any operations outside the Airport Boundaries,
without a license, permit or franchise from any City through which said
business is conducted if lawfully regulated by the ordinances of any such
city.
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CHAPTER THREE
PERSONAL CONDUCT
Section 1 . General - State Law
The provisions of this Chapter shall not be constrsed as limita-
tions upon the civil or criminal laws of this State which are in full force
and effect within the areas under the control and jurisdicticn of the Airport
Board.
Section 2. Restricted Areas
(a) The Airport Board shall have authority to designate "Restricted
Areas" within the Airport.
(b) It shall be unlawful without specific authorization from the
Airport Board, to enter or travel, in a vehicle or on foot, upon any area
designated by the Airport Board as a "Restricted Area. "
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person who is upon any Restricted
Area of the Airport to fail or refuse to produce proper identification upon the
request of an Airport Public Safety Officer, or any other authorized repre-
sentative of the Airport Board.
Section 3. Animals
It shall be unlawful to bring any animal on the Airport, or to permit
or cause the same to be brought thereon; provided, however, that this
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section shall not apply to a "seeing-eye" dog accompanying a blind person,
to animals properly confined for shipment, or to animals confined in private
motor vehicles.
Section 4. Soliciting
(a) It shall be unlawful to solicit funds or anything of value for
any purpose at the Airport without a permit from the Airport Board, and,
to the extent of any operations outside the Airport boundaries , without a
permit from any city in or through which such operations are conducted
if lawfully regulated by the ordinances of any such city.
(b) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any article or
merchandise on the Airport without a permit, concession or franchise
from the Airport Board.
(c) It shall be unlawful to solicit any business or trade, including
transportation of persons or baggage for hire on the Airport without a permit,
concession or franchise from the Airport Board, and, to the extent of any
operations outside the Airport Boundaries, without a license, permit or
franchise from any city through which said business or trade is conducted
if lawfully regulated by the ordinances of any such city.
Section 5. Signs
It shall be unlawful to post, distribute or display signs, advertise-
ments, handbills, circulars or printed or written matter of a commercial
nature at the Airport without a permit from the Airport Board.
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Section 6. Destruction of Property
It shall be unlawful to destroy, injure, deface, disturb, mutilate,
uproot, tamper with or in any manner do harm in any way to any building,
sign, equipment, marker or other structure, flower, tree, shrub, lawn
or any other real or personal property on the Airport, whether public or
private property.
Section 7. Throwing of Objects
(a) It shall be unlawful to throw any object from any terminal building
or from any other building or structure on the Airport.
(b) It shall be unlawful to throw any object from any vehicle on the
Airport.
Section 8. Litter
It shall be unlawful to place, discharge or deposit in any manner
any litter, offal, garbage, trash, debris, junk or any refuse on the Airport,
except at such places and under such conditions as the Airport Board may,
from time to time, prescribe.
Section 9. Refusal to Pay for Services
It shall be unlawful to utilize any toll facility, or to take or accept
any goods or services from any concession, shop, restaurant, cafeteria,
coin-operated machine, or other business , on the Airport without remitting
proper payment therefor.
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Section 10. Weapons and Explosives
It shall be unlawful to carry any prohibited weapon or explosive,
as defined in the Penal Code of the State of Texas , on the Airport except
for officers specifically authorized by State or Federal Law to do so, or
where same is done as a legitimate shipment of freight, or by a Permit
from the Airport Board. All persons, other than those excepted, shall,
while at the Airport, surrender all such objects to the authorized Airport
official.
Section 11 . Fire Fighting Equipment
It shall be unlawful to move, disturb, deface, injure or tamper
with any Fire Fighting or Extinguishing Equipment on the Airport except by
authorized personnel, or where a true emergency exists.
Section 12. Kites
It shall be unlawful to operate or release any kite, balloon, model
aircraft, model rocket or parachute upon or above the Airport without written
permission from the Airport Board.
Section 13. Organizations
(a) It shall be unlawful to conduct or participate in parades,
marches, patrols, demonstrations , assemblies, or to distribute pamphlets
or other materials, or to carry or display signs, handbills or placards
on the Airport, unless a Permit has been granted in response to a written
request to engage in any such activity. Such written request must be
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submitted to the Airport Board at least three (3) days in advance. The
written request required herein shall state:
(i) The full name and mailing address of the person or
organization sponsoring, conducting or promoting the
activity;
(ii) The purpose or subject thereof;
(iii) The date, hours , and exact Airport location for which
the request is made; and
(iv) The approximate number of persons who will participate
in such activity.
(b) It shall be unlawful, while engaging in any activity described
herein, to prevent or interfere with access to or egress from any Airport
facility or premises, and no person shall in any manner by words or physical
force assail, coerce, threaten or disturb any member of the public, nor
shall any such activity prevent, interfere with, hamper or curtail the con-
duct of business at the Airport.
Section 14. Impersonating Officer
It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself to
be an officer of the Airport Department of Public Safety by words, or by
wearing any badge, insignia, or uniform so closely similar to that worn
by the members of the Airport Department of Public Safety as to be mis-
taken therefor, with the intent to falsely represent himself to be a mem-
ber thereof.
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No person shall, without being duly authorized by the Airport Board,
exercise or attempt to exercise any of the duties, functions, or powers of
any Airport personnel.
Section 15. Camping, Swimming, Picnicking
It shall be unlawful to use Airport premises for the purpose of
camping, athletic games or contests, fishing, swimming, hunting or
picnicking unless a Permit therefor is granted by the Airport Board.
Section 16. Photography, Productions and Polls
(a) It shall be unlawful to utilize photographic or moving picture
equipment for the purpose of picture-taking or moving picture photography
in or near any area designated as a "Restricted Area" within the Airport
unless such person has obtained a Permit from the Airport Board.
(b) It shall be unlawful to use the Airport premises for the pur-
pose of any commercial or private photographic, theatrical or moving
picture production without a Permit from the Airport Board.
(c) It shall be unlawful to conduct polls, opinion surveys, name
listings, or to solicit any other commercial data or information on Airport
Premises without a Permit from the Airport Board.
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CHAPTER FOUR
SEVERABILITY AND PENALTIES
Section 1 . Catchlines of Sections
Catchlines of Sections of the Sections of this Code are intended
as mere catchwords to indicate the general contents of the section, and
for index or search convenience, and shall not be taken or deemed to be
Titles , nor shall same be construed as a substantive part of any Section.
Section 2. Severability
The sections, paragraphs, sentences , clauses and phrases of this
Code are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judg-
ment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitution-
ality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this Code, since the same would have been
enacted without the incorporation in this Code of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Section 3. Penalty, Continuing Violations
The violation of any provision of this Code where an act or a failure
to act is made unlawful or is otherwise prohibited, shall be punishable by
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a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) , and each day a
violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense; provided,
however, where the offense is one for which a penalty is fixed by state
law, the latter penalty shall govern.
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CHAPTER FIVE
PROCEDURES
Section 1 . Intent
This Chapter is designed to establish authority and define pro-
cedures for the adoption of additional resolutions , rules, regulations and
orders necessary to the maintenance and promotion of the peace, good
government and welfare of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport, for the
performance of the functions thereof, for the order and security of its
inhabitants, users and visitors, and to protect the peace, lives, health
and property of such inhabitants, users and visitors.
Section 2 . Airport Security
The primary responsibility for police, fire and health security and
for the enforcement of regulations , and for the performance of inspections
and services within the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport
shall be vested in the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board and in the
security force and such health officers as may from time to time be duly
appointed and commissioned as such officers by the Dallas-Fort Worth
Regional Airport Board.
Section 3 . Procedure for Adoption of Airport Rules and Regulations
The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board may from time to time
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adopt certain additional resolutions , rules , regulations and orders which
it deems to be necessary to the maintenance and promotion of the peace,
good government and welfare of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport,
for the performance of the functions thereof, for the order and security of
its inhabitants, users and visitors, and to protect the peace, lives, health
and property of such inhabitants, users and visitors, and prescribe suitable
penalties for the violation thereof, all in the manner prescribed by Articles
46d-7 and 46d-14, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and such rules ,
regulations and orders shall not be construed as an attempt to waive or
set aside any provisions contained in the existing ordinances of any city
or in any law of the State of Texas. To the extent of any conflict.between
the existing or future general ordinances of any city, such rules, regulations
and orders of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board shall prevail
and be effective within the boundaries of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional
Airport but not otherwise.
Section 4. Adoption Procedures for Rules, Regulations and Orders With
Penal Provisions
Duly certified copies of all rules , regulations and orders of the
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board pertaining to the subjects mentioned
in Section 3 , and prescribing penalties for violations, shall be forwarded
by the Executive Director to the chief administrative officer of each city
adopting this Code, and if the City Council of such City shall elect to
enact such rules, regulations and orders in the manner and form prescribed
for other penal ordinances of such City, the municipal court or courts of
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such City shall each have concurrent jurisdiction with any other proper
forum over offenses arising thereunder and within the corporate limits of
such City; and the duly authorized and commissioned security officers
or other enforcement officers of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport
shall thereafter be authorized to file cases arising thereunder in such
municipal courts , in addition to any other convenient and proper forum.
Section 5. Parking and Traffic Citations; Summons
The authorized and commissioned security officers of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport Board shall issue and use traffic citations and
summons of the type now used by the Texas Highway Patrol with such
changes as are necessitated to render same applicable to the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport.