Texas § HS.752.004 - RESTRICTION ON ACTIVITIES NEAR LINES
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§ HS.752.004. RESTRICTION ON ACTIVITIES NEAR LINES
RESTRICTION ON ACTIVITIES NEAR LINES. (a) Unless a person, firm, corporation, or association effectively guards against danger by contact with the line as prescribed by Section 752.003 , the person, firm, corporation, or association, either individually or through an agent or employee, may not perform a function or activity on land, a building, a highway, or other premises if at any time it is possible that the person performing the function or activity may: (1) move or be placed within six feet of a high voltage overhead line while performing the function or activity; or (2) bring any part of a tool, equipment, machine, or material within six feet of a high voltage overhead line while performing the function or activity. (b) A person, firm, corporation, or association may not require an employee to perform a function or activity prohibited by Subsection (a). Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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