Recreational drone flights anywhere in Atlantic County follow federal FAA rules under 49 U.S.C. 44809: register drones over 250 grams, pass the TRUST test, fly below 400 feet, and keep visual line of sight. New Jersey adds criminal drone limits under N.J.S.A. 2C:40-28.
Neither Atlantic County nor its municipalities regulate the airspace; the FAA does. Under 49 U.S.C. 44809 you may fly for fun without a Part 107 certificate if you register any drone over 250 grams, pass the free TRUST test, keep the aircraft in visual line of sight, stay below 400 feet in uncontrolled Class G airspace, and never interfere with crewed aircraft. Much of the county sits under the controlled airspace around Atlantic City International Airport and the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, so flying there requires prior LAANC authorization. New Jersey layers on a criminal statute, N.J.S.A.
The FAA enforces the flight rules with civil penalties reaching thousands of dollars for unregistered or unsafe flight. New Jersey police can charge reckless or endangering flight as a disorderly persons offense under N.J.S.A.
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