Suwaneeguy said:
I just had a look at the basics of the law.
It does not outright eliminate aerial photography as you claim.
The OP's thread title is wrong but text of the thread is correct
The law itself makes commercial drone photography illegal - except with a state license - once the FAA gets its act together and authorises it.
Apart from commercial use the other references to photography are:
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person, entity, or State agency shall use an unmanned aircraft system to do any of the following:
(1) Conduct surveillance of:
a. A person or a dwelling occupied by a person and that dwelling's curtilage without the person's consent.
b. Private real property without the consent of the owner, easement holder, or lessee of the property.
(2) Photograph an individual, without the individual's consent, for the purpose of publishing or otherwise publicly disseminating the photograph. This subdivision shall not apply to newsgathering, newsworthy events, or events or places to which the general public is invited.
There's also something in it about developing a test for operators (no mention of commercial)
The law if available at
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bill ... S744v9.pdf
And the relevant part starts at page 227