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Lincoln Allows Police to Interfere with Drone Use

Don McCullough from Santa Rosa, CA, USA (commons.wikimedia.org)
Don McCullough from Santa Rosa, CA, USA (commons.wikimedia.org)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An ordinance that has been narrowly approved will allow police to interfere with drone operation in Lincoln.

The City Council voted 4-2 on Monday to approve the ordinance, which will allow Lincoln police to stop drone operators who are flying recklessly, outside of operators’ line of sight or without proper registration and markings.

Dissenting City Council members say the ordinance is a case of over-regulation because drones are already regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Councilwoman Jane Raybould says the local drone ordinance would give law enforcement the ability to interfere in unsafe situations.

The city’s Airport Authority had asked for a city ordinance to restrain drone activity during a major airshow scheduled in May.

 

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