DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

President Abinader issued a decree instructing the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) to update the Dominican Civil Aviation Law. The bill mainly focuses on the operation of drones that were not in existence when the 2006 aviation law was passed. The infractions could lead to up to three million pesos in fines.

The Presidency submitted a bill to the Senate with Amendments in the Civil Aviation Law 491-06. The draft law includes changes in order to regulate the use of drones in the Dominican Republic. The bill also includes new consequences for those who commit errors in air operations.

The bill would require that drone operators be licensed. At present, drones fall under the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC).

The bill calls for million-peso fines and even the cancellation of the permit to fly for operating a craft with vision that is not aided by another device...