Tennessee § 65-6-301 - Cattle guards on unfenced track.
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§ 65-6-301. Cattle guards on unfenced track.
Each railroad company whose unfenced track passes through a field or enclosure is required to place a good and sufficient cattle guard or stops at the points of entering such field or enclosure, and keep the same in good repair. Acts 1889, ch. 248, § 1; Shan., § 1595; Code 1932, § 2662; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-645. Law Reviews. Easements in Tennessee, 24 Tenn. L. Rev. 619 (1956).
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