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The following acts are prohibited in the operation of an unmanned aircraft system anywhere in the Town or Town airspace:

(a) No person shall operate a UAS so as to endanger or harm the life or property of any person nor shall any person operate a UAS in a reckless or careless manner.

(b) Without express prior written authorization from the Town Manager, no person may operate a UAS on or over any Town property inclusive of public streets, alleys, trails, playgrounds, parks including but not limited to the Telluride Town Park, open space including but not limited to the Bear Creek Preserve and the Valley Floor, parking lots, and public buildings.

(c) No person shall operate a UAS so as to endanger, harass, harm or injure any person, livestock, companion animal or wildlife.

(d) No person shall operate a UAS who is under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or one (1) or more controlled substances as defined in Article 18 of Title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

(e) No person shall operate a UAS if he or she knows or has reason to know of any physical or mental condition that would interfere with the safe operation of a UAS, or if he or she knows or has reason to know that UAS equipment is not in proper working order.

(f) No person may operate a UAS near any person, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, livestock, companion animal or wildlife not directly involved in the UAS operation to the extent it creates a public safety threat to life or property.

(g) No person shall enter, hover, land or otherwise operate an unmanned aircraft system on or over another person’s private property without the prior consent of the property owner. Such unauthorized entry onto another’s property shall be deemed a trespass. (Ord. 1449 §2 (Exh. A), 2017)