49-47-1. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter mean:(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;(2)'Commission,' the Public Utilities Commission;(3)'Cow contact points,' any two electrically conductive points that a dairy cow may, in its normal environment, unavoidably and simultaneously contact;(4)'Electric utility' or 'utility,' an electric utility as defined in §49-34A-1;(5)'Preventive action level,' stray current or voltage that is either:(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(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;(6)'Steady-state,' the value of a current or voltage after an amount of time where all transients have decayed to a negligible value;(7)'Stray ween cow contact points, as measured by a true rms meter;(6)'Steady-state,' the value of a current or voltage after an amount of time where all transients have decayed to a negligible value;(7)'Stray current or voltage,':(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(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. Source: SL 2015, ch 237, §1.
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