§ 63-11-4 NMSA 1978

Every person who shall engage in emergency excavation shall take all necessary and reasonable precaution to avoid or minimize interference with or damage to existing cable television lines and related facilities in and near the construction area and shall notify as promptly as possible the owners of the cable television lines and related facilities located in or near the emergency excavation area. In the event of any damage to or dislocation of any cable television lines and related facilities caused by the emergency excavation work, the person responsible for the excavation shall immediately notify the owner thereof.