Arkansas § 14-386-112 - Navigable stream as lawful fence.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-386-112 — Navigable stream as lawful fence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-386-112. Navigable stream as lawful fence.
Where the boundary of any fencing district shall lie along the bank of a navigable stream, and any other watercourse flows into the stream across the boundary with such force as to render it impracticable to maintain watergaps, the distance from bank to bank of the watercourse shall be deemed and held to be a good and lawful fence as part of the fence enclosing the district.
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Section 14-386-112 ("Navigable stream as lawful fence.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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