“These are the times that try men's souls.” | You also need to check your state statues on fences. If it's next to road ways or somebody that will give you greif later on in life.
These are Idaho state statues on fences. It's sad that everything we do today, comes under fire and is run in court for judges to decide. I'm named right now in a lawsuit, along with Idaho Dept. of Trans. over what is a lawful fence, and care of a fence in open range country.
Also make sure if you have livestock or pasture cattle for somebody, please make sure you have plenty of insurance to cover yourself and the farm.
FENCES
CHAPTER 1
FENCES IN GENERAL
35-101. LAWFUL FENCES IN GENERAL. A lawful fence, except as hereinafter
provided, must be not less than four and one-half (4 1/2) feet high, and the
bottom board, rail, pole or wire must not be more than twenty (20") inches
above the ground, and the space between the top and bottom board, rail, pole
or wire must be well divided.
FENCES
CHAPTER 1
FENCES IN GENERAL
35-102. LAWFUL FENCES DESCRIBED. Lawful fences are described as follows:
1. If made of stone, four feet (4') high, two feet (2') base, and one
foot (1') thick on top.
2. If it be a worm fence, the rails must be well laid and at least four
feet (4') high.
3. If made of posts, with boards, rails or poles, the posts must be well
set in the ground and not more than eight feet (8') apart, with not less than
three (3) six-inch (6") boards, or rails, or poles not less than two and
one-half inches (2 1/2) in diameter at the small end; if four (4) poles are
used, they must not be less than two inches (2") in diameter at the small end.
The top board, rail or pole must not be less than four feet (4') from the
ground, the spaces well divided, and the boards, rails or poles securely
fastened to the posts; if poles not less than three inches (3") in diameter at
the small end are used, the posts may be set twelve feet (12') apart.
4. If wire be used in the construction of fences, the posts must not be
more than twenty-four feet (24') apart, set substantially in the ground, and
three (3) substantial stays must be placed at equal distances between the
posts, and all wires must be securely fastened to each post and stay with not
less than three (3) barbed wires, or four (4) coiled spring wires of not less
than number nine (9) gauge. The bottom wire shall be not more than twenty-one
inches (21") from the ground, and the other wires a proper distance apart. The
wires must be well stretched and the fence not less than forty-seven inches
(47") high. If all woven wire fencing is used, the top and bottom wire must be
not less than number nine (9) gauge, or two (2) number thirteen (13) gauge
wires twisted together, with intermediate bars not less than twelve inches
(12") apart and of not less than number fourteen (14) gauge wire, and the stay
wires not more than twelve inches (12") apart, and the top wire not less than
forty-seven inches (47") from the ground. If woven wire less in height is
used, it must be brought to the height of forty-seven inches (47") by
additional barbed wires, or coiled spring wire of not less than number nine
(9) gauge, and not more than twelve inches (12") between the wires: provided,
that if barbed wire only is used, and the posts are not more than sixteen feet
(16') apart, no stays need be used. Provided further that the minimum
forty-seven inch (47") fence height specified above may be reduced to
forty-two inches (42") for right-of-way fences on the state highway system
when mutually agreed by the Idaho director of department of transportation and
the director of the Idaho fish and game department as necessary to accommodate
big game animals at major migration crossings.
5. If made in whole or in part of brush, ditch, pickets, hedge, or any
other materials, the fence, to be lawful, must be equal in strength and
capacity to turn stock, to the fence above described.
6. All fences in good repair, of suitable material and of every
description, and all creeks, brooks, rivers, sloughs, ponds, bluffs, hills or
mountains, that present a suitable obstruction to stock are deemed lawful
fences.
It's sad when your state goverment makes laws, and they don't even live by them. And then they try and put the blame on someone else.
Edited by Russ In Idaho 9/10/2007 03:38
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