Title 49, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

No person may, individually or through an agent or employee or as an agent or employee, operate a 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…

If a person desires to carry on a function, activity, work or operation in closer proximity to a high voltage line or conductor than is permitted by §§ 49-32-11 and 49-32-12 , or in such proximity that a function could reasonably be expected to come within closer proximity than p…

Sections 49-32-10 to 49-32-14 , inclusive, shall not be construed as applying to, nor shall they 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 h…

If a violation of this chapter results in physical or electrical contact with any high voltage line, the violator is liable to the owner or operator of such high voltage line for all damage to such facilities and for any liability incurred by such owner or operator as a result of…

For the purposes of §§ 49-32-19 and 49-32-20 , the term, electric transmission line, means any line connecting to existing electric transmission network facilities for conducting electric energy at a design voltage of one hundred fifteen kilovolts or greater phase to phase, other…

For the purposes of § 49-32-20 , the term, incumbent electric transmission owner, means an electric utility or public utility furnishing electric service in this state or wholesale rural electric cooperative whose owners furnish electric service in this state or a municipal power…

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to maliciously destroy, injure, disconnect, cut, break, ground, or in any manner interfere with telecommunications facilities, a pole, cable, or wire legally erected or strung, or with an underground conduit, subway, or cable or an elect…

Any incumbent electric transmission owner may construct, own, and maintain an electric transmission line that connects to facilities owned by the incumbent electric transmission owner. The right to construct, own, and maintain an electric transmission line that connects to facili…

Section 49-32-2 does not apply to the lawful moving of any structure along or across any public highway by a person who has used all necessary means to prevent injury to a utility's lines and who: (1) Provides no less than forty - eight hours notice, which notice shall be calcula…

Any person, any political subdivision of this state, or any other public or private entity, however organized, that constructs, maintains, or operates a wind collector system for the purpose of producing electric energy shall, prior to the conclusion of planning for construction …

As used in §§ 49-32-3.1 and 49-32-3.2 , the term, wind collector system, means all power lines and associated equipment located between the first substation and the wind turbines that collect electricity and transmit it from the wind turbines to the first substation. Source: SL 2…

Nothing in § 49-32-2 or 49-32-3 may be construed to deprive municipalities of the right to regulate by ordinance the moving of buildings, or the location of telecommunications facilities or electric lines or wires within their respective limits. Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4520; SL 19…

It is a petty offense for a person owning or operating telecommunications facilities or electric lines, or any part of such facilities or lines in this state to intentionally extend telecommunications facilities or electric wires, any part of which is less than eighteen feet from…

No person owning or operating any telecommunications facilities or electric lines, or any part of such facilities or lines in this state, may collect damages from any person who cuts, breaks, removes, or otherwise destroys any such telecommunications facilities, or electric wires…

Nothing contained in §§ 49-32-5 and 49-32-6 may be construed to exempt anyone owning or operating any telecommunications facilities, or electric lines in this state from liability for any damage or injury which anyone may sustain by reason of the faulty or negligent construction …