California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §21646: It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to release or fly or cause to be released or flown, within five miles of any airport, any moored balloon, kite, unmanned rocket, or unmanned free balloon which

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to release or fly balloons, kites, unmanned rockets, or free balloons within five miles of an airport if they could be ingested by aircraft engines, obstruct pilots' vision, or suspend objects that endanger aircraft.

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It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to release or fly or cause to be released or flown, within five miles of any airport, any moored balloon, kite, unmanned rocket, or unmanned free balloon which might be ingested by an aircraft engine or might cause a pilot’s view of the airport and zone approach to be obstructed, or which could be used to suspend an object capable of endangering airborne aircraft or impairing a pilot’s vision.

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