Vermont § 3643 - Neglect; proceedings When a person or corporation owning or operating a railroad does not construct and maintain a fence as required by this chapter, any person aggrieved may construct it

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§ 3643. Neglect; proceedings When a person or corporation owning or operating a railroad does not construct and maintain a fence as required by this chapter, any person aggrieved may construct it

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    The selectboard members of the town in which the same is located shall appraise the
    value thereof, and the person or railroad corporation shall pay the amount so awarded
    by the selectboard members to the person so aggrieved. On failure of the person or
    corporation to pay the amount so awarded, the person so constructing such fence may
    recover the same in an action on this statute. Such a person or railroad corporation
    shall not be required to build such fence while the ground is frozen.

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

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Section 3643 ("Neglect; proceedings When a person or corporation owning or operating a railroad does not construct and maintain a fence as required by this chapter, any person aggrieved may construct it") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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