Colorado (CO) UAS Law
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General Provisions of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Laws - specifically 2 CCR 406-0
C. It shall be unlawful to use a drone to look for, scout, or detect wildlife as an aid in the hunting or taking of wildlife.
1. For the purposes of this regulation, drone shall be defined as including, without limitation, any contrivance invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in the air that is unmanned or guided remotely. A drone may also be referred to as "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" (UAV) or "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System" (UAVS).
Cherry Hills Village Ordinance
Town of Deer Trail Ordinance
Drones in the news
October 2019 - Colorado Drone Facility Paves Way for Public Safety Innovations
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Bill History
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Note that bills that are now law are changed to blue font
On February 25, 2015, Colorado failed to pass Senate Bill (SB) 59
On April 21, 2015, House Bill (HB) 1115 died in chamber
HB 1070 - Study Drone Use By Public Safety Agencies - signed into law June 6, 2017
It requires the center of excellence within the department of public safety to perform a study. The study must identify ways to integrate UAS within local and state government functions relating to firefighting, search and rescue, accident reconstruction, crime scene documentation, emergency management, and emergencies involving significant property loss, injury or death. The study must also consider privacy concerns, costs, and timeliness of deployment for each of these uses. The legislation also creates a pilot program, requiring the deployment of at least one team of UAS operators to a region of the state that has been designated as a fire hazard where they will be trained on the use of UAS for the above specifies functions.
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