Nevada § 493.109 - Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation near critical facility or within 5 miles of airport prohibited; exceptions; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 493.109 — Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation near critical facility or within 5 miles of airport prohibited; exceptions; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 493.109. Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation near critical facility or within 5 miles of airport prohibited; exceptions; penalty
1. A person shall not operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within: (a) A horizontal distance of 500 feet or a vertical distance of 250 feet from a critical
facility without the written consent of the owner of the critical facility. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 5 miles of an airport. 2. A person may operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within 5 miles of an airport only
if the person obtains the consent of the airport authority or the operator of the
airport, or if the person has otherwise obtained a waiver, exemption or other authorization
for such operation pursuant to any rule or regulation of the Federal Aviation Administration. A person who is authorized to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within 5 miles
of an airport pursuant to this subsection shall, at all times during such operation,
maintain on his or her person documentation of any waiver, exemption, authorization
or consent permitting such operation. 3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. 4. As used in this section, “ airport ” means any area of land or water owned, operated or maintained by or on behalf of
a city, county, town, municipal corporation or airport authority that is designed
and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and that is utilized in the
interest of the public for such purposes.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 493.109 ("Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation near critical facility or within 5 miles of airport prohibited; exceptions; penalty") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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