Any person or persons, company or corporation, who shall dig, sink or excavate, or cause the same to be done, or being the owner or owners, or in the possession under any lease or contract, of any shaft, excavation or hole, whether used for mining or otherwise, or whether dug, sunk or excavated for the purpose of mining, to obtain water, or for any other purpose, within this State, shall, during the time they may be employed in digging, sinking or excavating, or after they may have ceased work upon or abandoned the same, erect, or cause to be erected, good and substantial fences or other safeguards, and keep the same in good repair, around such works or shafts, sufficient to guard securely against danger to persons and animals from falling into such shafts or excavations.
[1:16:1866; B § 109; BH § 290; C § 271; RL § 3233; NCL § 5630]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 455 - Excavations and High-Voltage Lines
NRS 455.010 - Erection of fence or other safeguard around excavation, hole or shaft required.
NRS 455.020 - Filing of notice of violation; contents of notice.
NRS 455.040 - Contents of notice; judgment; criminal penalty.
NRS 455.050 - Suits to be commenced in name of State of Nevada; disposition of judgments and fines.
NRS 455.082 - "Approximate location of a subsurface installation" defined.
NRS 455.084 - "Association for operators" defined.
NRS 455.086 - "Damage" defined.
NRS 455.088 - "Demolition" defined.
NRS 455.090 - "Emergency" defined.
NRS 455.092 - "Excavation" defined.
NRS 455.093 - High consequence subsurface installation" defined.
NRS 455.094 - "Mechanical equipment" defined.
NRS 455.096 - "Operator" defined.
NRS 455.098 - "Person" defined.
NRS 455.099 - "Sewer main" defined.
NRS 455.0995 - "Sewer service lateral" defined.
NRS 455.101 - "Subsurface installation" defined.
NRS 455.103 - "Unexpected occurrence" defined.
NRS 455.105 - "Working day" defined.
NRS 455.107 - Exemption from compliance with statutory provisions.
NRS 455.150 - Release from liability for cost of repairs to subsurface installation.
NRS 455.160 - Injunctive relief.
NRS 455.180 - Civil remedies preserved; additional civil remedy not created.
NRS 455.210 - Applicability of provisions.
NRS 455.220 - Conducting of activities near line: Prohibition; exception.
NRS 455.240 - Liability for violation causing contact with line.