As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have these meanings,
as indicated:
ENTITY
Any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited
partnership or other nonmunicipal enterprise recognized by the State of New
York or its agents and contractors.
ROW
An easement or other right-of-way, whether granted by a public corporation
or a private property owner, on which a distribution line is situated. As
used in this chapter, a grantor of a ROW shall include the present property
owner if the ROW had been granted by a predecessor in interest.
TREE
Any woody plant of a species which grows at maturity to an overall
height of a minimum of 10 feet, has a single trunk or multiple trunks which
are, in combination, a sum of six inches in diameter as measured 4 1/2
feet above the ground.