[§269E-8]  Marking of excavation site. (a)  The excavator shall delineate the area to be excavated with white spraychalk or other suitable markings prior to calling the center.  The excavatorshall indicate the entire dimension of the excavation by known industrialpractices and display the excavator's name, abbreviations, or initials next toor in the white spray chalk markings to identify the excavation site.

(b)  When an excavator delineates an area to beexcavated with white spray chalk, the excavator shall delineate the area in amanner that shall not be:

(1)  Misleading to the public using affected streetsand highways;

(2)  Subject to misinterpretation as a traffic orpedestrian control; and

(3)  Construed as duplicative.

(c)  Where an excavator determines thatdelineating with white spray chalk may be misleading, misinterpreted, orduplicative as specified under subsection (b), the excavator shall inform thecenter that the area to be excavated shall instead be identified with flags,stakes, or stake chasers marked with the excavator's name, abbreviations, orinitials, to enable the operator to determine the area of excavation. [L 2004,c 141, pt of §1]