[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR47.3]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 47_AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  47.3  Registration required.

    (a) An aircraft may be registered under 49 U.S.C. 44103 only when 
the aircraft is--
    (1) Not registered under the laws of a foreign country and is owned 
by--
    (i) A citizen of the United States;
    (ii) An individual citizen of a foreign country lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence in the United States; or
    (iii) A corporation not a citizen of the United States when the 
corporation is organized and doing business under the laws of the United 
States or a State, and the aircraft is based and primarily used in the 
United States; or
    (2) An aircraft of--
    (i) The United States Government; or
    (ii) A State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of 
the United States, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, or 
possession.
    (b) No person may operate an aircraft that is eligible for 
registration under 49 U.S.C. 44101-44104, unless the aircraft--
    (1) Has been registered by its owner;
    (2) Is carrying aboard the temporary authorization required by Sec.  
47.31(b); or
    (3) Is an aircraft of the Armed Forces.
    (c) Governmental units are those named in paragraph (a) of this 
section and Puerto Rico.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47-20, 44 
FR 61939, Oct. 29, 1979; Amdt. 47-27, 70 FR 244, Jan. 3, 2005]