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LegalText 49 U.S.C. § 46320 Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft us united_states_code code_section 49 TRANSPORTATION 463 PENALTIES 46320 49 U.S.C. § 46320 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip /us/usc/t49/s46320 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-49/usc49.xml eb56c5b2ec8e3e6929b4ff242488fe554b085ca83d4dd02fda69baaa79fc3b14 0786acdd244d8f42c5a8e8ed1ec2a8dcb47dd0e02a286752710a20745702a4fb e307ba462901b09c15fda4f1814c7f4cc13c4c4f09131345ccf05a4c9df7487f 2026-07-04 official
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49 U.S.C. § 46320 - Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft

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(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who operates an unmanned aircraft and in so doing knowingly or recklessly interferes with a wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $20,000.

(b) Exceptions.— This section does not apply to the operation of an unmanned aircraft conducted by a unit or agency of the United States Government or of a State, tribal, or local government (including any individual conducting such operation pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into with the unit or agency) for the purpose of protecting the public safety and welfare, including firefighting, law enforcement, or emergency response.

(c) Compromise and Setoff.— (1) Compromise.— The United States Government may compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section.

(2) Setoff.— The United States Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from the amounts the Government owes the person liable for the penalty.

(d) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) Wildfire.— The term “wildfire” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m).

(2) Wildfire suppression.— The term “wildfire suppression” means an effort to contain, extinguish, or suppress a wildfire.

(Added Pub. L. 114190, title II, § 2205(a), July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 630.)