Posted January 2, 2016 1:31 am by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

Drones
Drones
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona Game and Fish Department

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- The Arizona Game and Fish Department wants to remind sportsmen who received a drone for Christmas that flying the wildly popular devices must comply with state and federal wildlife laws and regulations.

The Federal Aviation Administration earlier this year predicted more than 1 million drones would be bought as holiday gifts. Like Santa’s sleigh, drones are considered “aircraft.” That means the remote-controlled gadgets equipped with cameras cannot lawfully be used for pursuing, disturbing, harassing, or taking wildlife. In addition, a drone shall not be used to locate wildlife beginning 48 hours before the opening of a big game hunting season.

“The use of drones for the harassment and sport harvest of wildlife is not only illegal, but it undermines the ‘fair chase’ hunting ethic and the very tenets of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation,” said Gene Elms, the department’s law enforcement branch chief.

Anyone with information about an individual using a drone to pursue, disturb, harass, or locate wildlife is encouraged to contact the department’s Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 352-0700, or visit www.azgfd.gov/thief.

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Source:: AmmoLand

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