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H.B. 79 Enrolled

                 

REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO

                 
ANTENNAS

                 
2003 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson

                  This act enacts provisions prohibiting municipalities and counties from enacting
                  ordinances that fail to comply with federal regulation regarding amateur radio antennas.
                  The act requires any municipal or county ordinance involving amateur radio antennas to
                  accommodate amateur radio communications and to represent the minimal practicable
                  regulation to accomplish the municipality or county purpose.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  ENACTS:
                      10-9-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                      17-27-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 10-9-108 is enacted to read:
                      10-9-108. Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
                      (1) A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that does not comply with
                  the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101
                  FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or a regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 C.F.R.
                  Part 97.
                      (2) If a municipality adopts an ordinance involving the placement, screening, or height
                  of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance
                  shall:
                      (a) reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and
                      (b) represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's
                  purpose.
                      Section 2. Section 17-27-107 is enacted to read:
                      17-27-107. Regulation of amateur radio antennas.

                      (1) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance that does not comply with the ruling
                  of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952
                  (1985)" or a regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 C.F.R. Part 97.
                      (2) If a county adopts an ordinance involving the placement, screening, or height of an
                  amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance shall:
                      (a) reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and
                      (b) represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the county's purpose.

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