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Farmers tell committee drones flew over barns; bill to make repeated trespass a crime held for legal review
Summary
Representative Culp told the House Criminal Code Committee that House Bill 10-64 would create civil and criminal penalties for repeated, unauthorized drone flights over private property and critical agricultural infrastructure. Farmers testified about unexplained drone activity near barns and a child who became ill after an alleged spray; the committee held the bill for LSA constitutional review.
Representative Kendall Culp told the committee that House Bill 10-64 would make repeated operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle over private property without permission a civil trespass (class A misdemeanor) and would raise penalties in aggravating circumstances, including increased fines up to $5,000 and a level-6 felony for collecting data or imagery over critical agricultural or energy infrastructure. “This legislation … would go much further,” Culp said, describing protections for agriculture and energy infrastructure.
Ryan Hoff of the…
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