Nev. Admin. Code § 493.100 - Unmanned aerial vehicle: Public purposes for which public agency may operate

1. A public agency which has registered an unmanned aerial vehicle with the Department of Public Safety in accordance with NRS 493.118 may operate the unmanned aerial vehicle for one or more of the following public purposes:

(a) Fire services;

(b) Emergency medical services;

(c) Protection of a critical facility that is public property;

(d) Search and rescue operations;

(e) Preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters;

(f) Communications relay and delivery;

(g) Surveying and mapping;

(h) Scheduled inspections to ensure compliance with building or fire codes or laws, ordinances, regulations or rules adopting or establishing building or fire codes that are enforced by the public agency;

(i) Inspection of public land and infrastructure;

(j) Inspection and testing of hazardous materials;

(k) Inspection and evaluation of natural resources;

(l) Inspection and evaluation of wildlife;

(m) Inspection and evaluation of agricultural and environmental conditions;

(n) Training of employees of a public agency;

(o) Research and development of unmanned aerial vehicles;

(p) Maintenance and testing of unmanned aerial vehicles;

(q) Air quality testing; and

(r) Evaluation of meteorological conditions.

2. Any scheduled inspection conducted by a public agency pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection 1 is subject to the prohibitions set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 5 of NRS 493.118.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 493.100

Added to NAC by Dept. of Pub. Safety by R016-16, eff. 6/28/2016; A by R111-23A, eff. 12/6/2024

NRS 493.118