Commercial drone operators across Indian River County follow FAA 14 CFR Part 107: hold a Remote Pilot Certificate, register the aircraft, stay below 400 feet, keep line of sight. Florida preempts local drone rules under Fla. Stat. 330.41; the county issues no drone permit.
Any drone flight for business in Indian River County - real-estate photography in Vero Beach, grove and roof inspections, coastal surveys along Wabasso Beach - falls under FAA 14 CFR Part 107. Section 107.12 requires the person at the controls to hold a Remote Pilot Certificate with a small UAS rating or to fly under a certificated pilot's direct supervision. Operators register the aircraft, stay below 400 feet, keep visual line of sight, and get LAANC authorization in the controlled airspace around Vero Beach Regional Airport (KVRB). Fla. Stat. 330.41 preempts any local drone ordinance, so the county neither licenses nor grounds a lawful flight, though Fla. Stat. 934.50 still bars surveilling private property without written consent.
The FAA fines commercial flight without a Remote Pilot Certificate tens of thousands of dollars. Fla. Stat. 934.50 lets a surveillance victim recover damages and an injunction; the county cannot add its own drone penalty.
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