IA SF491

Prohibits flying drones (remotely piloted aircraft) over farmsteads without the owner's or lessee's consent, establishing a 400-foot secured area surrounding farm animals, farm equipment, or farm structures

Defines "farmstead" as real property owned or leased by a farmer, used for farming, that generated at least $15,000 from farm commodity sales in the previous calendar year, excluding property within city limits

Expands definitions of protected farm assets to include farm animals (cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, horses, etc.), farm crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, and other plants for food/feed/fiber), farm equipment (tractors, combines, irrigation systems), and farm structures (barns, residences, grain storage, animal feeding operations)

Allows owners or lessees of farmsteads to petition district court for temporary injunctions of up to two years against persons harassing them by flying surveillance-equipped drones over their property

Exempts drone operations conducted with the property owner's consent or by the owner/lessee themselves from the prohibitions