ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: COM DP 10-1-0-0

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HB 2875: local regulation; prohibition; unmanned aircraft

Sponsor: Representative Weninger, LD 13

Caucus & COW

Overview

Transfers statutory provisions relating to local government prohibitions on regulating unmanned aircraft from Title 13 to Title 9 or Title 11 as appropriate.

History

Statute outlines restrictions for operating a model or unmanned aircraft including precluding a city, town or county from enacting or adopting any ordinance, policy or rule that relates to the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system or otherwise engage in regulating the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system (A.R.S. § 13-3729).

Provisions

Statutory Transfer

1.   Transfers statutory provisions relating to prohibiting a city, town or county from enacting or adopting any ordinance that relates to the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft or system and specified exemptions from Title 13 (Miscellaneous Offenses) to Title 9 (Cities and Towns) and Title 11 (Counties) as appropriate. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)

Additional Exemptions

2.   Adds that the prohibition on unmanned aircraft regulations do not:

a.   prohibit a local government from enacting or adopting an ordinance on land use approvals for taking off, docking and landing an unmanned aircraft system in or within a one hundred fifty-foot radius of the outer boundary of the area zoned for residential use;

b.   prohibit a local government from requiring or enforcing existing regulations that are not explicitly for an unmanned aircraft or system; and

c. allow a local government to withhold issuing a permit or approval for operating, taking off, docking or landing an unmanned aircraft or system in an area that is not zoned for residential use. (Sec. 1, 2)

Miscellaneous

3.   Defines pertinent terms. (Sec. 1, 2)

4.   Modifies the definition of model aircraft. (Sec. 3)

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