Drones: The Sky Has Its Limits

In 2016 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued new regulations addressing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems better known as “drones.” The FAA regulates restrictions to ensure safety of flight, and safety of people and property on the ground. States, including New Hampshire, are increasingly exploring their own regulation of drones. Laws traditionally related to state and local police power, including land use, zoning, privacy, trespass and law enforcement operations, are generally not subject to federal regulation. With more than 2,500 drones already registered in New Hampshire, local governments are just beginning to navigate the federal framework in order to implement appropriate local controls resulting from the rapid deployment of drones.

Join Attorney Christopher D. Hawkins of the Devine Millimet law firm in Manchester to learn more about the impacts of the 2016 FAA drone regulations and recent legislative activity (HB 97) seeking to regulate the use of drones by government agencies and individuals in the Granite State. This webinar will focus on what municipalities can and cannot do to combat privacy, noise, nuisance issues and other land use issues raised by drones, through the types of ordinances allowed or not allowed due to FAA-preemption.

This webinar is open to members of the New Hampshire Municipal Association. 

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