Lege TREND. Public Property + Drones + Eradicate Evasive Species

Florida’s HB 659 (2020 | FL) would allow drone use to eradicate evasive species and help fight wild fires.

Who would be permitted to use the drones?

• non law enforcement staff of their parks department and their forestry service
• firefighters

What evasive species is being targeted:

• Pythons in the Everglades
•  lygodium, a climbing fern smothering native vegetation

The Center Square | Florida bills expanding drone surveillance to eradicate pythons, fight wildfires advance