§ 68-101-106 — Antenna installation and removal

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Antenna" means any tower, wire, pole, circuit, rod, tubing, equipment or instrument that transmits or receives data or information by means of electromagnetic waves or impulses of any kind whatsoever; (2) "Code" means any of the following: (A) The National Electrical Code, as amended, and adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Massachusetts and as in effect on April 27, 1981; or (B) The National Electrical Safety Code, as incorporated by reference in § 68-101-104 ; (3) "Electrical contact" means the transmission of electric current, other than through or into an electrical device or electrical appliance in accordance with the design and intended use of that electrical device or electrical appliance; (4) "Electrical device" means any wire, line, cable, pole, conduit, switch, transformer or other equipment or accessory used for or in connection with the transmission of electricity or electrical energy, but does not include any electrical power line, wire or cable located within the structure of any building. "Electrical device" does not include any service drop line that a person fails to maintain in accordance with the requirements of the code; and (5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, trust, association, joint venture, corporation or other business organization, or any like entity, or any agency, unit, or instrumentality of any government, including any publicly owned corporation or utility. (b) It is unlawful for any person, while causing or aiding in the installation or removal of any antenna, to engage in any activity as a result of which an antenna comes into electrical contact with any electrical device constructed or erected in compliance with the code, except by the express permission of the person by whom the electrical device is owned or operated, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. (c) This section shall be supplemental to and shall not supersede any building code or permit requirement of any state agency, municipality, or county, or the more stringent requirement of any statute.

Legislative History

Acts 1981, ch. 205, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., §§ 53-2314, 68-16-106.