{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-47-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-47-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Adequate remediation,\" corrective action by an electric utility that results in, and is reasonably likely to sustain, a reduction of stray current or voltage attributable to the electric utility's distribution system of fifty percent or less of the preventive action level;\n(2) \"Commission,\" the Public Utilities Commission;\n(3) \"Cow contact points,\" any two electrically conductive points that a dairy cow may, in its normal environment, unavoidably and simultaneously contact;\n(4) \"Electric utility\" or \"utility,\" an electric utility as defined in § 49-34A-1;\n(5) \"Preventive action level,\" stray current or voltage that is either:\n(a) A steady-state, root mean square (rms), alternating current (AC) of 2.0 milliamp (mA) or more through a 500 ohm resistor connected between cow contact points, as measured by a true rms meter; or\n(b) A steady-state, rms, AC voltage of 1.0 volts or more, across (in parallel with) a 500 ohm resistor connected between cow contact points, as measured by a true rms meter;\n(6) \"Steady-state,\" the value of a current or voltage after an amount of time where all transients have decayed to a negligible value;\n(7) \"Stray current or voltage,\":\n(a) Any steady-state, 60 hertz (Hz) (including harmonics thereof), root mean square (rms), alternating current (AC) of less than 20 milliamp (mA) through a 500 ohm resistor connected between cow contact points, as measured by a true rms meter; or\n(b) Any steady-state, 60 Hz (including harmonics thereof), rms, AC voltage of less than 10 volts, across (in parallel with) a 500 ohm resistor connected between cow contact points, as measured by a true rms meter.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-47. STRAY ELECTRICAL CURRENT AND VOLTAGE REMEDIATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-47-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"ef8ba1ed505e4875c3c0bba163adc849a7e4e4239d11ac3dfd8b6404f3db7201","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-46-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-47-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}