Chapter 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES SYSTEMS*

Section 13-147 Definitions.

    The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this  division, shall have the meanings  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Damage includes the substantial weakening of structural or lateral support of an underground  utility, penetration or destruction of any protective coating, housing or other protective device of  an  underground utility and the partial or complete severance of an underground utility.

    Demolish or demolition means any operation by which a structure or mass of material is  wrecked, razed rendered, moved or removed by means of any tools, equipment or discharge of  explosives.

    Excavate or excavation means an operation for the purpose of the movement or removal of earth, rock or other materials in or on the ground by use of mechanized equipment or by discharge  of explosives including augering, backfilling, digging, ditching, drilling, grading, plowing-in,  pulling-in, ripping, scraping, trenching and tunneling, but not including the tilling of soil for  agricultural purposes.

    Mechanical equipment means equipment operated by means of mechanical power, including  trenchers, bulldozers, power shovels, augers, backhoes, scrapers, drills cable and pipe plows and  other equipment used for plowing-in or pulling-in cable or pipe.

    Operator means any person who owns or operates a utility.

    Person means any individual; any corporation, partnership, association or any other entity  organized under the laws of any state; any subdivision or instrumentality of a state; and any employee, agent, or legal representative thereof.

    Utility means any line, system or facility used for producing, storing, conveying, transmitting  or  distributing natural gas.

    Working day means every day, except Saturday, Sunday and national and legal state holidays.

(Code 1958,  18-47(b))