Drone Rules in Catawba County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Catawba County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Catawba County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Park Drone Restrictions
Catawba County bars taking off, landing or flying any drone in county parks under Code Sec. 20-4(h), which groups drones with airplanes, balloons, parachutes and radio- or battery-controlled aircraft as prohibited apparatus of aviation.
Catawba County Drone Ban in County Parks
Heavy RestrictionsCatawba County Code of Ordinances § 20-4(h)
(h)Aviation. It shall be unlawful for any person to take off, land, cause to descend or take off any drone, airplane, flying machine, balloon, parachute, or other apparatus of aviation, including rockets and radio- or battery-controlled mechanisms.
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