2 rules for unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida.
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Recreational drone flights over St. Johns County follow federal FAA rules under 49 U.S.C. 44809: register drones over 250 grams, pass the TRUST test, fly below 400 feet, keep line of sight. Florida's Fla. Stat. 934.50 bars drone surveillance of private property.
Fla. Stat. §934.50(3)(b)
A person, a state agency, or a political subdivision as defined in s. 11.45 may not use a drone equipped with an imaging device to record an image of privately owned real property or of the owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee of such property with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property captured in the image in violation of such person's reasonable expectation...
Commercial drone operators across St. Johns County follow FAA 14 CFR Part 107: hold a Remote Pilot Certificate, register the aircraft, fly below 400 feet, keep line of sight. Florida's Fla. Stat. 934.50 still bars drone surveillance; the county issues no drone license.
14 C.F.R. §107.12
Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no person may manipulate the flight controls of a small unmanned aircraft system unless: (1) That person has a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating issued pursuant to subpart C of this part and satisfies the requirements of § 107.65; or (2) That person is under the direct supervision of a remote pilot in command and the remote pil...
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