Gaines: Drone rules need to be tighter
By Jacob Pramuk, CNBC
States should take action to regulate drones when federal rules fail to address their concerns, one California lawmaker said this week.
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration opened its consumer drone registry to keep track of the devices amid some potentially hazardous flights. While the agency has previously set other guidelines and is crafting preliminary rules for commercial use, its regulations remain unclear, contended Ted Gaines, a Republican state senator who represents Lake Tahoe.
“The action that they are taking, I don’t think fully addresses the issue,” Gaines, who has attempted to push multiple drone bills through the California Legislature, said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”
