Indiana § 8-17-1-2.1 - Highway cattle guards in certain counties; construction; cost
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§ 8-17-1-2.1. Highway cattle guards in certain counties; construction; cost
Sec. 2.1. (a) In all counties with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000), any person through whose land any county highway is located may petition the county executive for permission to construct a cattle guard or other device for the purpose of keeping livestock on the property.
(b) In determining whether to grant permission, the executive shall consider the traffic flow on the highway and the cost of the erection of fences versus the cost of the construction of a cattle guard.
(c) The landowner shall bear the cost of construction and the erection of cattle crossing warning signs on the highway warning motorists that they are about to enter a cattle crossing area.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.76, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.68.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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