1. (a) All attaching entities shall participate in a joint safety inspection with the pole owner, with each attaching entity bearing its own expense.
2. (b) Pole owners shall establish safety inspection schedules so that an inspection of all of the pole owner’s Arkansas facilities will be completed at least every five (5) years, but not more frequently than every three (3) years.
3. (c) Prior to engaging in a safety inspection, the pole owner shall provide one hundred eighty (180) days’ advance written notice to the attaching entities.

4. (d)

   1. (1) All of the pole owner’s inspection costs associated with a safety inspection shall be paid by the attaching entities and the pole owner.
   2. (2) The pole owner shall be responsible for twenty-five percent (25%) of its inspection costs and the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of the pole owner’s inspection costs shall be paid by the attaching entities on a pro rata basis, based on the number of poles each attaching entity occupies.
5. (e) Prior to conducting a safety inspection, the pole owner and the attaching entities shall work in good faith to negotiate mutually agreeable terms of the safety inspection.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 3.02 prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.