Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of the verb “to trap” the following definition:-
“Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)- an unmanned aircraft vehicle, drone, remotely piloted vehicle, remotely piloted aircraft or remotely operated aircraft and that is a powered aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, can fly autonomously or remotely
Section 2. Section 65 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 3, after the word “helicopter” the following words:-
“or Unmanned Aerial System,”
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