The Department of Transportation in the U.S. is about to lay down regulations on drone owners requiring them to register their aircraft devices by Christmas. This is due to previously reported incidents involving drones in America.

The U.S. government announced on Monday the creation of a combined task force of private and government representatives to form a new federal drone registry.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will now require registration of drones to restrict the inappropriate use of the unmanned aircraft. As read on Reuters, this is due to several cases where drones are sighted near commercial aircrafts and public venues.

As of August this year, the Federal Aviation Administration had listed 650 cases of unauthorized use of drones. This has tripled the number from the last year. The FAA said it will grow by 1,100 by the end of the year if drones will not be regulated.                                                                                                        

Foxx said this would protect the public in the air and on the ground. "Registering unmanned aircraft will help build a culture of accountability and responsibility, especially with new users who have no experience operating in the US aviation system," Anthony Foxx, the transportation secretary.

Arstechnica divulged the task force will consist of 30 representatives from the administration, private individuals from the drone industry and stakeholders.

Equally, the task force will be filtering each aircraft to be exempted due to its 'low safety risk' including devices like toys.

The authorities are finalizing the rules to permit the use of drones. All the recommendations and other details must be completed by November 20. The news said around 200 clearances had been passed already.  

On the other hand, Dedrone, a German company focusing on early detection of drones, expressed their concern about the issue. The company foresees the next thing to consider is how many of these drones will be registered.

Dedrone Founder Jörg Lamprecht said in an email statement from Mashable, "The challenge lies in the fact that, unless the registry is also made retroactive, millions of unregistered drones will still be available for sale on the Internet and black markets."

The administration expects to complete the registration process by December in time for the holiday season.