Surveillance by use of remotely piloted aircraft offense

1. A person commits surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft if the person knowingly does any of the following: a. Controls the flight of a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a surveillance device over a homestead, if the homestead is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains over the homestead. b. Controls the flight of a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a surveillance device over a farmstead, if the farmstead is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains within a secured area of four hundred feet surrounding a farm animal, farm equipment, or a farm structure located on the farmstead. However, the secured area shall not include any space that is in the corporate limits of a city. 2. a. A person who commits surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a person who commits surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor if the person has previously been convicted of any of the following: 1. Intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in section 715E.3. 2. Surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in this section.