Tennessee § 65-6-302 - Enlargement of unfenced area.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-6-302 — Enlargement of unfenced area., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-6-302. Enlargement of unfenced area.
In case a field or enclosure through which unfenced railroad track passes shall be enlarged or extended, or the owner of the land over which such unfenced track passes shall open a field so as to embrace the track of such railroad, such railroad company is required to place good and sufficient cattle guards or stops at the margin of such enclosure or fields, and keep the same in repair; provided, that such owner shall give the nearest or most accessible agent of such company thirty (30) days' notice of such change. Acts 1889, ch. 248, § 2; Shan., § 1596; Code 1932, § 2663; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-646.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-6-302 ("Enlargement of unfenced area.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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