1. Any person operating an aircraft in the air, or on the ground or water: (a) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, unless in accordance with a lawfully issued prescription; or (b) In a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 2. As used in this section: (a) 'Aircraft' includes an unmanned aerial vehicle as that term is defined in subsection 8 of NRS 493.020. (b) 'Controlled substance' has the meaning ascribed to it in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6). (c) 'Prescription' has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.128. [1:114:1947; 1943 NCL § 288.1]—(NRS A 1967, 597; 1971, 2031; 1973, 8; 1987, 1554; 1993, 2237; 1995, 1723; 2015, 1778)
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