Section 5-104 - Sovereignty in and ownership of space.
§ 5-104. Sovereignty in and ownership of space.
(a) State sovereignty in space.- Except where granted to and assumed by the federal government under a constitutional grant from the people of this State, sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of this State rests in this State.
(b) Ownership of space.- The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this State is vested in the owner of the surface beneath, subject to:
(1) The right of flight described in § 5-1001 of this title; and
(2) The zoning and related powers set forth in Subtitles 5 through 8 of this title.
[An. Code 1957, art. 1A, §§ 3-301, 3-302; 1977, ch. 13, § 2.]