Tennessee § 44-8-101 - Land in cultivation sufficiently fenced.
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§ 44-8-101. Land in cultivation sufficiently fenced.
Every planter shall make and keep a sufficient fence, of ordinarily sound and substantial material, around the planter's land in cultivation, and so close, for at least two and one-half feet (2½') from the surface of the earth, as to prevent hogs large enough to do damage from passing through the fence. Code 1858, § 1682 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 8, § 1); Acts 1877, ch. 35, §§ 2, 3; Shan., § 2979; Code 1932, § 5202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1701, 44-9-101. Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§ 44-8-101 — 44-8-112 , concerning running at large, was transferred to part 4 of this chapter in 1987. Cross-References. Cattle guards, title 65, ch. 6, part 3. Equine activities, liability, title 44, ch. 20. Vandalism, § 39-14-408 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Animals, § 9; 13 Tenn. Juris., Fences, § 1. Law Reviews. Animal Lex, 25 Tenn. L. Rev. 471. Comparative Legislation. Fences and enclosures: Ala. Code § 3-4-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 2-39-101 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 256.010 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-201 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 272.010 et seq. Va. Code § 55-298.1 et seq.
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