Measure to ban drones that interfere with wildfire airspace moves forward
AB 17 49 would bar knowingly or recklessly flying drones into emergency response airspace during wildfire suppression and allow civil suits; author cited a civilian drone collision with a firefighting aircraft and proposed penalties up to $75,000 per violation.
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Assemblymember Dixon presented AB 17 49, a bill that would prohibit the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones that knowingly or recklessly interfere with law enforcement or emergency wildfire-suppression operations.
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