Oklahoma § 4-143 - Commons - Owners not required to fence - Lands enclosed or

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 4-143 — Commons - Owners not required to fence - Lands enclosed or, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 4-143. Commons - Owners not required to fence - Lands enclosed or

used otherwise than as commons - Duty to fence.

Any person not wishing his land enclosed, and not occupying or

using it otherwise than as commons, shall not be compelled to

contribute to erect or maintain any fence between him and an

adjacent owner; but when he encloses or uses his land otherwise than

as a commons, he shall contribute to the partition fences as in this

article provided.

R.L. 1910, § 161.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 4-143 cover?

Section 4-143 ("Commons - Owners not required to fence - Lands enclosed or") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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