Section 20-171.25 - Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by certain employees of natural gas utilities permitted on public highways and rights-of-way(a) Natural gas utility employees and contractors engaged in pipeline safety, leak survey, and patrolling activities, acting in the course and scope of their employment, may operate motorized all-terrain vehicles owned or leased by the utility on public highways and rights-of-way only to the extent necessary to perform those activities.(b) This Part and all other State laws governing the operation of all-terrain vehicles apply to the operation of all-terrain vehicles authorized by this section.(c) An all-terrain vehicle operated pursuant to this section shall be equipped with operable front and rear lights and a horn.(d) A person operating an all-terrain vehicle pursuant to this section shall observe posted speed limits and shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommended speed for the vehicle.(e) A person operating an all-terrain vehicle pursuant to this section shall carry an official company identification card or badge.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171.25
Added by 2008 N.C. Sess. Laws 156,s. 2, eff. 8/3/2008.