Showing ordinances that apply to Dover Plains, NY
Dover Plains is an unincorporated community (population 1,322) in Dutchess County, New York. Because Dover Plains is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Dutchess County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The commercial drones rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Commercial drone operations require FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. NY Penal Law §250.45 restricts unlawful surveillance.
FAA 14 CFR Part 107 governs commercial drone operations: remote pilot certificate, visual line of sight, daylight or civil twilight with anti-collision lighting, max 400 ft AGL, max 100 mph. NY Penal Law §250.45 makes unlawful surveillance (recording intimate areas or dwellings without consent) a Class E felony. Dutchess County Sheriff and local police do not have local operational rules; federal preemption (Singer v. City of Newton) limits municipal flight regulation. Commercial operators must coordinate with LAANC for controlled airspace near POU and Stewart.
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