Nevada Code § 493.109

Unmanned aerial vehicles: Operation near critical facility or within 5 miles of airport prohibited; exceptions; penalty
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1. A person shall not operate an unmanned
aerial vehicle within:
(a) A horizontal distance of 500 feet or a
vertical distance of 250 feet from a critical facility without the written
consent of the owner of the critical facility.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
5 miles of an airport.
2. A person may operate an unmanned aerial
vehicle within 5 miles of an airport only if the person obtains the consent of
the airport authority or the operator of the airport, or if the person has
otherwise obtained a waiver, exemption or other authorization for such
operation pursuant to any rule or regulation of the Federal Aviation
Administration. A person who is authorized to operate an unmanned aerial
vehicle within 5 miles of an airport pursuant to this subsection shall, at all
times during such operation, maintain on his or her person documentation of any
waiver, exemption, authorization or consent permitting such operation.
3. A person who violates this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, airport
means any area of land or water owned, operated or maintained by or on behalf
of a city, county, town, municipal corporation or airport authority that is
designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and that is
utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes.

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