Section 46-3-33. Required conditions for commencing work within ten feet of high-voltage line

   No person, firm, or corporation shall commence any work as defined in paragraph (6) of Code Section 46-3-32 if at any time any person or any item specified in paragraph (6) of Code Section 46-3-32 may be brought within ten feet of any high-voltage line unless and until:

   (1) The person responsible for the work has given the notice required by Code Section 46-3-34; and

   (2) The owner or operator of such high-voltage line has effectively guarded against danger from accidental contact by either deenergizing and grounding the line, relocating it, or installing protective covering or mechanical barriers, whichever safeguard is deemed by the owner or operator to be feasible under the circumstances.

Code 1981, § 46-3-33, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1.