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STATE OF WYOMING
SENATE FILE NO. SF0034
Trespass by small unmanned aircraft.
Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the crime
2 of trespass by small unmanned aircraft; providing a
3 penalty; providing definitions; and providing for an
4 effective date.
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section 1. W.S. 6-3-308 is created to read:
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10 6-3-308. Trespass by small unmanned aircraft.
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12 (a) A person is guilty of trespass by small unmanned
13 aircraft if the person causes a small unmanned aircraft to
14 enter into the immediate reaches of the airspace over the
15 private property of a landowner and the entry substantially
16 interferes with the landowner's or his authorized
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1 occupant's use and enjoyment of the land. For purposes of
2 this section "aircraft", "unmanned aircraft" and "small
3 unmanned aircraft" means as defined in 14 C.F.R. 1.1 as of
4 September 13, 2022.
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6 (b) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a)
7 of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
8 seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), by imprisonment not
9 to exceed six (6) months, or both.
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11 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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13 (END)
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