The second takes on drones over property.
SENATE FILE NO. SF0034
Trespass by small unmanned aircraft.
Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the crime of trespass by small unmanned aircraft; providing a penalty; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 6‑3‑308 is created to read:
6‑3‑308. Trespass by small unmanned aircraft.
(a) A person is guilty of trespass by small unmanned aircraft if the person causes a small unmanned aircraft to enter into the immediate reaches of the airspace over the private property of a landowner and the entry substantially interferes with the landowner's or his authorized occupant's use and enjoyment of the land. For purposes of this section "aircraft", "unmanned aircraft" and "small unmanned aircraft" means as defined in 14 C.F.R. 1.1 as of September 13, 2022.
(b) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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No flying those drones to the annoyance of others, in other words.
2023 | STATE OF WYOMING | 23LSO-0110 |
SENATE FILE NO. SF0032
Prohibiting drones over penal institutions.
Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft systems as specified; authorizing the department of corrections to take reasonable actions against unmanned aircraft systems trespassing over or in penal institutions; providing definitions; providing penalties; providing exceptions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 6‑5‑214 is created to read:
6‑5‑214. Unmanned aircraft systems and correctional institutions; definitions; penalties.
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Contraband" means as defined in W.S. 6‑5‑213(c)(i);
(ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility" means as defined in W.S. 6‑5‑213(c)(ii);
(iii) "Unmanned aircraft system":
(A) Means an unmanned, powered aircraft that:
(I) Does not carry a human operator;
(II) Can be autonomous or remotely piloted or operated; and
(III) Can be expendable or recoverable.
(B) Does not include:
(I) A satellite orbiting the earth;
(II) An unmanned aircraft system used by the United States Government or a person who is acting pursuant to a contract with the United States Government;
(III) An unmanned aircraft system used by the state for purposes of state business;
(IV) An unmanned aircraft system used by a law enforcement agency, emergency medical service agency, hazardous materials response team, disaster management agency, or other emergency management agency for the purpose of incident command, area reconnaissance, personnel and equipment deployment monitoring, training, or a related purpose.
(b) Except as authorized by a person in charge of the penal institution or correctional facility, no person shall intentionally:
(i) Photograph, surveil, broadcast or otherwise record a penal institution or correctional facility through the use of an unmanned aircraft system;
(ii) Convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional facility through the use of an unmanned aircraft system; or
(iii) Deliver or attempt to deliver a deadly weapon into a penal institution or correctional facility through the use of an unmanned aircraft system.
(c) Any person who violates paragraphs (b)(i) or (ii) of this section is guilty of misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both. Any person who violates paragraph (b)(iii) of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
(d) A person who uses an unmanned aircraft system under one (1) or more of the exclusions specified in subdivisions (a)(iii)(B)(II) through (IV) of this section shall provide reasonable notice of the intended use of the unmanned aircraft system at the penal institution or correctional facility to the person in charge of the institution or facility.
(e) The person in charge of a penal institution or correctional facility may take or authorize the use of reasonable actions to prevent or stop the use of unmanned aircraft systems operating in violation of this section consistent with rules and regulations promulgated by the department of corrections pursuant to W.S. 25‑1‑105(h).
Section 2. W.S. 25‑1‑105 by creating a new subsection (h) is amended to read:
25‑1‑105. Powers of department; care of persons committed outside of state.
(h) The department of corrections shall promulgate rules specifying reasonable actions a person in charge of a penal institution or correctional facility may take to stop or prevent a violation of W.S. 6‑5‑214(b).
Section 3. The department of corrections shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this act.
Section 4.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2023.
(b) Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0033
Defining aircraft for purposes of hunting prohibitions.
Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing a definition of "aircraft" for purposes of the prohibition on the use of aircraft for hunting and other purposes as specified; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 23‑3‑306(a) is amended to read:
23‑3‑306. Use of aircraft, automobiles, motorized and snow vehicles and artificial light for hunting or fishing prohibited; exceptions; penalties.
(a) No person shall harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, or kill any Wyoming wildlife except predatory animals with, from, or by use of any aircraft, automotive vehicle, trailer, motor‑propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow. No person shall use any aircraft, to aid in the taking of any Wyoming wildlife, except predatory animals, whether by spotting or locating the wildlife, communicating with any person attempting to take the wildlife, or by providing other aid to any person taking the wildlife. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to the use of any aircraft by governmental agencies, their employees, contractors or designees performing any lawful duties. The commission may exempt handicapped hunters from any provision of this subsection. For purposes of this section "aircraft" means any machine or device capable of atmospheric flight including but not limited to an airplane, helicopter, glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial vehicle.
Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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