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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 455.092. “Excavation” defined

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. “Excavation” means the movement or removal of earth, rock or other material in or on the ground by:

(a) Use of mechanical equipment;

(b) Use of non-mechanical equipment by:

(1) A contractor; or

(2) Any person, other than a contractor, if at any point the movement or removal of such material occurs more than 12 inches below the surface of the original groundline; or

(c) The placement and discharge of explosives.

2. The term includes augering, backfilling, boring, digging, ditching, drilling, grading, plowing-in, ripping, scraping, trenching and tunneling.

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