http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/new-regulations-open-skies-to-thousands-more-drones/2292339
"Boodheshwar said he doesn't want to hinder the budding industry, and
even ticked off the ways the technology could help the city: search and
rescue, environmental monitoring, criminal investigations. Before the
town council approved the ordinance this summer, drone takeoffs and
landings were banned in the city.
'We're trying to embrace it and not push it away,' he said. 'We want
to embrace it in a controlled sort of way with the powers that we have.'
St. Petersburg police Officer Robert Lord raised another point: If
there is nothing on the books locally, enforcing FAA regulations is
reduced to little more than an 'observe and report' role. If the city
had rules that resembled the FAA's — for example, keeping a drone within
your line of sight, flying slower than 100 mph — the city could have
ticketing power."
This is an important point. Local laws can be even more strict than federal rules.
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