July 4, 2014 — Being a drone is not much fun these days, at least the non-military ones. After all, you are not only banned from flying over all national parks across the U.S., you are also not allowed by the FAA to perform deliveries. Might as well add another hammer blow to the lot this time around with word that the North Carolina State Assembly will soon take up the North Carolina House Bill 1099 that was passed unanimously on June 25th, where this bill will deal with drone restrictions when it comes to in-state use.
While some of the rules do address potential privacy issues which might arise whenever these flying devices actually feature cameras, the outcome would be more or less predictable, considering what has been turned into laws in several other states. However, the North Carolina bill does carry a handful of aspects that are more or less foreign to other states – that is, a prohibition when it comes to using drones for hunting and fishing.