2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sumner County, Tennessee.
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Recreational drone flights follow federal FAA rules under 49 U.S.C. §44809: register drones over 250 grams, pass the free TRUST test, stay below 400 feet, keep visual line of sight. Tennessee bars drone surveillance of people or private property under Tenn. Code Ann. §39-13-903.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-903(a)
Subject to the exceptions set forth in § 39-13-902(a), a person commits an offense if the person: (1) Uses an unmanned aircraft to capture an image of an individual or privately owned real property in this state with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property captured in the image;
Commercial drone operators follow FAA 14 CFR Part 107: hold a Remote Pilot Certificate, register the aircraft, stay below 400 feet, keep visual line of sight. Tennessee's §39-13-903 surveillance limits still apply; Sumner County issues no drone license.
14 CFR 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...
1 cities in Sumner County have their own drone rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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