MA H3749

Preempts municipal regulation of drones, reserving regulatory authority to the FAA and state law only

Establishes tiered penalties for drone violations: up to $100 for FAA rule violations, $20-50 for refusing to identify oneself to law enforcement, up to $2,000 and 1 year imprisonment for weaponizing a drone, and up to $10,000 and 2.5 years for causing aircraft damage or crashes

Prohibits drone surveillance of individuals or private property without consent, with exceptions for law enforcement holding a search warrant, responding to terrorist threats, preventing imminent danger, pursuing suspects, searching for missing persons, or documenting crime/crash scenes

Requires law enforcement to destroy drone-captured images, footage, and data within 120 days unless the material contains evidence of a crime or relates to an ongoing investigation

Defines covered drones as unmanned aerial vehicles weighing less than 55 pounds that can fly autonomously or be remotely piloted