Originally Posted by
JerryEl
Not so sure a county rule regulating the NAS could be valid. Only the Fed can regulate airspace and hobbyist's model aircraft are exempt from rules by U.S. Public Law. It's all supposedly a voluntary compliance thing and with safety in mind the FAA and the AMA came up with the present "voluntary rules". At least that's the way I read it from the AMA site.
Local government can and does have the right to limit airspace in airspace under the minimum altitude requirements. I recall some restrictions on banner tow aircraft flying over beach's. The county was fining them when flying under 500 feet, as well as reporting them to the FAA.