Section 103 – Preemption of local ordinance.

• (1) A political subdivision of the state, or an entity within a political subdivision of the state, may not enact a law, ordinance, or rule governing the private use of an unmanned aircraft or the private use of an advanced air mobility system, unless:
  • (a) authorized by this chapter; or
  • (b) the political subdivision or entity is an airport operator that enacts the law, rule, or ordinance to govern:
    • (i) the operation of an unmanned aircraft or an advanced air mobility system within the geographic boundaries of the airport over which the airport operator has authority; or
    • (ii) the takeoff or landing of an unmanned aircraft or an aircraft operated as part of an advanced air mobility system at the airport over which the airport operator has authority.

• (2) This chapter supersedes any law, ordinance, or rule enacted by a political subdivision of the state before July 1, 2017.

Amended by Chapter 99, 2022 General Session