§ 46315. Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances by aircraft not providing air transportation

• (a) This section applies only to aircraft not used to provide air transportation.
• (b) A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if—
  • (1) the person knowingly and willfully operates an aircraft in violation of a regulation or requirement of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration related to the display of navigation or anticollision lights;
  • (2) the person is knowingly transporting a controlled substance by aircraft or aiding or facilitating a controlled substance offense; and
  • (3) the transporting, aiding, or facilitating—
    • (A) is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State; or
    • (B) is provided in connection with an act punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year under a law of the United States or a State related to a controlled substance (except a law related to simple possession of a controlled substance).