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Bill Would Ban Drunken Drone Flying

The legislation would make it illegal to operate a drone while drunk.

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote on legislation that would make it illegal to operate a drone while drunk.

The Democrat-led Senate is scheduled to vote on the legislation Thursday.

The National Conference on State Legislatures says at least 38 states are considering drone legislation this year, going beyond the Federal Aviation Administration's regulations.

The New Jersey bill would make operating a drone under the influence of alcohol a disorderly persons offense, which carries a sentence of up to six months in prison, a $1,000 fine or both. It also would make using a drone to hunt wildlife and endanger people or property a similar offense.

The legislation has already cleared a committee in the Democrat-controlled Assembly.

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