- (a) Offense defined.— A person is guilty of a summary offense if he drives a nail or tack or attaches any metal or hard substance to or into any pole of any public utility pole line.
(b) Exceptions.— Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
- (1) the public utility or its licensee using the poles from affixing its metal or other markers or from otherwise using the poles in its public service; or
- (2) the erecting traffic signs and other signs similar thereto by a municipality when authorized by statute or by the owner of such poles.