Louisiana § RS 3:2811 - Fences erected upon public highways with state aid; damaging, removal and destruction prohibited; exceptions; penalties for violation
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§ RS 3:2811. Fences erected upon public highways with state aid; damaging, removal and destruction prohibited; exceptions; penalties for violation
A. Fences erected upon state highways with a contribution from the Department of Highways of the State of Louisiana are the property of the State of Louisiana. The damaging, removal or destruction of such fences, except as permitted in Sub-section B of this Section is specifically prohibited.
B. Owners of property bounded by a highway upon which such a fence has been erected may remove the fence from that portion of the highway in front of their property if they have erected similar connecting fences to prevent livestock from their lands and lands contiguous to their lands from roaming at large upon the public road. Responsibility for the effectiveness of such connecting fences shall rest upon the landowner. The state shall have no title to the connecting fences.
C. The department of public safety of the state of Louisiana shall be charged with the responsibility for administering the provisions of this Section.
D. Whoever damages, removes or destroys any fence covered by Sub-section A hereof, without previously erecting connecting fences, so as to permit the roaming of cattle upon the highways, shall, upon conviction therefor, be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the parish jail for a period not to exceed thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 79, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 3:2811 ("Fences erected upon public highways with state aid; damaging, removal and destruction prohibited; exceptions; penalties for violation") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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