14 CFR § 119.23

Each person who conducts operations when common carriage is not involved with any airplane or powered-lift having a passenger-seat configuration of 20 seats or more, excluding each crewmember seat, or a payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or more, must, unless deviation authority is issued—

Comply with the certification and operations specifications requirements of part 125 of this chapter;

Conduct its operations in accordance with the requirements of part 125 of this chapter; and

Be issued operations specifications in accordance with those requirements.

Each person who conducts noncommon carriage (except as provided in § 91.501(b) of this chapter) or private carriage operations for compensation or hire with any airplane or powered-lift having a passenger-seat configuration of less than 20 seats, excluding each crewmember seat, and a payload capacity of less than 6,000 pounds, must—

Comply with the certification and operations specifications requirements in subpart C of this part;

Conduct those operations in accordance with the requirements of part 135 of this chapter, except for those requirements applicable only to commuter operations; and

Be issued operations specifications in accordance with those requirements.