NC Governor Signs Bill Regulating Drone Use
REGULATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
SECTION 34.30.(a) Chapter 15A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
“Article 16B. 5
“Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
“§ 15A-300.1. Restrictions on use of unmanned aircraft systems.
(a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply to this Article: 55
(1) Manned aircraft. – An aircraft, as defined in G.S. 63-1, that is operated with a person in or on the aircraft. General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2013
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(2) Model aircraft. – An aircraft, as defined in G.S. 63-1, that is mechanically 1 driven or launched into flight and that meets all of the following requirements:
a. Is flown solely for hobby or recreational purposes.
b. Is not used for payment, consideration, gratuity, or benefit, directly or indirectly charged, demanded, received, or collected, by any person for the use of the aircraft or any photographic or video image produced by the aircraft.
(3) Unmanned aircraft. – An aircraft, as defined in G.S. 63-1, that is operated without the possibility of human intervention from within or on the aircraft and that does not meet the definition of model aircraft.
(4) Unmanned aircraft system. – An unmanned aircraft and associated elements, including communication links and components that control the unmanned aircraft that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
(b) General Prohibitions. – Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person, entity, or State agency shall use an unmanned aircraft system to do any of the following:
(1) Conduct surveillance of:
a. A person or a dwelling occupied by a person and that dwelling’s curtilage without the person’s consent.
b. Private real […]