---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 120.21"
title: "14"
number: "120.21"
heading: "Testing for alcohol."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/120.21"
---

# §120.21. Testing for alcohol.

- (a) Each air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or the U.S. military must establish an alcohol testing program in accordance with the provisions of subpart F of this part.
- (b) No employer shall use any individual who meets the definition of covered employee in subpart A of this part to perform a safety-sensitive function listed in subpart F of this part unless that individual is subject to testing for alcohol misuse in accordance with the provisions of that subpart.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101-40103, 40113, 40120, 41706, 41721, 44106, 44701, 44702, 44703, 44709, 44710, 44711, 45101-45105, 46105, 46306.

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2008-0937, 74 FR 22653, May 14, 2009, unless otherwise noted.