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Indiana General Assembly, Indiana has five state-wide laws concerning the use of drones in the state.
SB 299 // 2017: This law creates new criminal offenses related to the use of drones by “sex offenders" and “public safety remote aerial interference offense”
HB 1013 // 2016: This law allows the use of drones to photograph or take video of a traffic crash site.
HB 1246 // 2016: This law prohibits the use of UAS to scout game during hunting season.
HB 1009 // 2014: This law creates warrant requirements and exceptions for the police use of drones and real time geo-location tracking devices. This law also creates the crime of “Unlawful Photography and Surveillance on Private Property”
IAC 312 8-2-8 (i) // 2018: This law prohibits the use of drones on Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) property such as state parks, natural and recreational areas.
“Key operating rules"
Source: http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/uas-best-practices/ (Extracted Aug 1, 2019)
"Detail rules (here): http://www.faa.gov/uas/media/Part_107_Summary.pdf
Note: Users of commercial and recreational UAS should be aware that in remote, rural and agricultural areas, manned aircraft, including fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, may be operating very close to ground level. Pilots conducting agricultural, firefighting, law enforcement, emergency medical, wildlife survey operations and a variety of other services all legally and routinely work in low-level airspace. Operators controlling UAS in these areas should maintain situational awareness, give way to, and remain a safe distance from these low-level, manned airplanes and helicopters.
“Guidelines for Neighborly Drone Use:
Important Note: the best practices do not apply to news-gatherers and news reporting organizations, which are protected by U.S. law and the First Amendment to the Constitution. These organizations should operate under the ethics rules and standards of their organization, and according to existing federal and state laws.”
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