Work near high voltage overhead lines - Safety requirements - Notice - Costs
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-21.1-03.1
in effect49-21.1-03.1. Work near high voltage overhead lines - Safety requirements - Notice -
Costs.
If any work is performed within six feet [1.83 meters] of any high voltage overhead line, or if
mechanical equipment or machinery used near high voltage overhead lines is capable of motion
to within ten feet [3.05 meters] of any high voltage overhead line, the person responsible for the
work shall notify the operator of the high voltage overhead line of the intent to work near the
line. The work may be pursued only after the person and the operator of the line have provided
protection for endangered persons by mechanical or insulated barriers, by de-energizing and
grounding the line, or by temporary relocation of the line. The person working near the overhead
line must pay the operator actual expenses necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter,
except that the operator of the line is responsible for the cost if the line was installed closer to an
existing fixture or structure than the minimum clearance required by the latest edition of the
national electrical safety code, as adopted by the public service commission. The operator of
the line need not take the precautions until the person working near the line pays the necessary
expenses. Within five business days after payment of those expenses, or as otherwise agreed
upon in writing by the person responsible for the work, the operator of the line shall complete
the arrangements for protection of endangered persons.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t49c21-1.pdf#nameddest=49-21p1-03p1Fetched: 10/16/2026