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Va. Code § 56-256.1: Height of electric power distribution lines over agricultural land

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  1. Title 56. Public Service Companies
  2. Chapter 10. Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally
  3. Article 4. SALE OF PLANTS; EXTENSIONS; GENERAL POWERS OF COMPANIES

Unless placement at a greater height is required pursuant to § 56-466 or other applicable law, any electric distribution line that is installed, either as a new line or as a replacement for an existing line, on or after July 1, 2018, by or for an electric utility upon or over land upon which agricultural operations, as defined in § 3.2-300, are conducted shall be placed at a height that is not less than the minimum height requirement that applies to the placement of electric distribution lines above road crossings.2018, c. 354.

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