South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:25 - ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION › Chapter 20:25:03 - Operator participation and membership classifications and fees › Section 20:25:03:08 - Ticket standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Tickets shall be prepared by the one-call notification center
				  in the following manner:
(1)
				Statements of time on tickets shall be entered as the local time in effect at
				the excavation site;
(2) Emergency
				tickets issued to the facility operator with the emergency condition may be
				assigned to an excavator assisting in resolving an emergency situation, all
				other tickets shall be issued in the excavator's name who may not transfer or
				assign them;
(3) If the type of
				work is different, a separate ticket shall be issued for each excavation site.
				If the type of work is the same and the excavation will be completed as a
				continuous work project, an excavator may request the marking of a maximum of
				five contiguous properties on a locate request;
(4) On a continuous job site, not to exceed
				two miles in length, a ticket shall be issued for the right-of-way of each
				separate road, street, avenue, or identified continuous easement;
(5) On a continuous job site issued for the
				right-of-way of a separate road, street, avenue, or identified continuous
				easement that exceeds the maximum length established in subdivision
				20:25:03:08(4), the excavator may request a meeting to provide the marking
				instructions and excavation schedule to the facility operators. At the time of
				the meeting, the marking instructions shall be provided by marking the
				excavation perimeter or the route with white paint or flags or by providing the
				facility operator with written instructions identifying the precise excavation
				site or route. The schedule of the excavation activity shall also be provided
				in writing;
(6) If a locate request
				has a common work type (e.g. placement of signs) for a large contiguous area
				which is contained within the boundaries of one county and the excavation will
				be completed on a continuous work schedule, the excavator may request a meeting
				to provide marking instructions and excavation schedule to the facility
				operators. At the time of the meeting, the marking instructions shall be
				provided by marking the excavation perimeter, the specific location, or the
				route with white paint or flags or by giving the facility operator written
				instructions identifying the precise excavation sites or route. The schedule of
				the excavation activity shall also be provided in writing;
(7) A modified ticket may be issued if the
				excavator determines that the excavator provided inaccurate information on the
				original request. Upon its issuance, the modified ticket supersedes the
				original ticket. Revised information may only be accepted from the excavator
				identified on an original ticket. The start time on the modified ticket is two
				working days from the issuance of the modified ticket;
(8) A modified ticket may be issued if the
				excavator, one-call notification center, or the operator determine that the
				one-call notification center entered inaccurate information on the original
				request or the operator provided inaccurate marking at the original excavation
				site;
(9) The one-call notification
				center shall clearly label all emergency tickets that are transmitted to
				facility operators; and
(10) The
				one-call notification center shall clearly label the notification time on all
				tickets transmitted to facility operators.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-7A-4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-7A-2,
					 49-7A-5,
					 49-7A-6,
					 49-7A-8.