Drone Rules in Pinellas County, FL (2026)

Fla. Stat. § 330.41(4) - Protection of Critical Infrastructure Facilities

(4)  PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES. — (a)  A person may not knowingly or willfully: 1.  Operate a drone over a critical infrastructure facility; 2.  Allow a drone to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the premises of or within the facility; or 3.  Allow a drone to come within a dist...

Fla. Stat. § 330.41(3) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act; State Regulation Preemption

(3)  REGULATION. — (a)  The authority to regulate the operation of unmanned aircraft systems is vested in the state except as provided in federal regulations, authorizations, or exemptions. (b)  Except as otherwise expressly provided, a political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution relating to the design, manufacture, testing, maintenance,...

Pinellas County Code § 90-7(q)

(q)Aircraft. No person operating, directing, or responsible for any airplane, helicopter, drone, glider, hang glider, hot air balloon, dirigible, parachute or other aerial apparatus, including those radio controlled or otherwise unmanned, shall take off from or land in or on any county-owned or managed land, except for purposes of public safety or where written permission has been obtained from...