Title 49 — Public Utilities
33 chapters · 382 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 49-21.1-01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: 1. "High voltage" means a voltage in excess of six hundred volts between conductors or between any single conductor and the ground. 2. "Overhead lines or overhead conductors" means electrical conductors installed above the ground, except conductors de-ene…
N.D.C.C. § 49-21.1-01.1 Electricity transmission and distribution lines - Differentiation
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Except for purposes of transmission facility siting under chapter 49-22 and regulatory accounting including the determination of the demarcation between federal and state jurisdiction over transmission in interstate commerce and local distribution, for purposes of this title and …
N.D.C.C. § 49-21.1-02 Operations within ten feet prohibited
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No person shall store or erect any tools, machinery, equipment, supplies, materials, apparatus, house, or other building, or any part thereof, within ten feet [3.05 meters] of any high voltage overhead conductor.
N.D.C.C. § 49-21.1-03 Warning sign required on equipment
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No person shall operate any crane, derrick, power shovel, drilling rig, hoisting equipment, or similar apparatus, any part of which is capable of lateral or swinging motion, unless there is posted and maintained in plain view of the operator thereof, a durable warning sign legibl…
N.D.C.C. § 49-21.1-04 Penalty
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Any person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. The civil penalty may be recovered by action prosecuted by the state's attorney of the county where the violation occurred.
N.D.C.C. § 49-21.1-05 Exceptions
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This chapter does not apply to: 1. Construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance of any high voltage overhead conductor, supporting structure, or appurtenances for the support or operation of a high voltage conductor by persons authorized by the owner or operator. 2. Wo…