2006 Ohio Revised Code - 971.28. Size of hedge fence restricted; forfeiture.
§ 971.28. Size of hedge fence restricted; forfeiture.
The owner of a hedge fence on a partition line, or along a public highway, shall not permit it to remain of a greater height or width than six feet, for a longer period than six months, or leave the cuttings from it on the public highway for more than ten days.
A person violating this section shall be liable to the person damaged in a sum not exceeding twenty cents per rod of such hedge fence. If the hedge is along a public highway, such person shall be liable to the board of township trustees of the township in which it is situated in a sum not exceeding fifteen cents per rod of such fence.
HISTORY: RS §§ 4253, 4254; 75 v 105, §§ 1, 2; GC §§ 5935, 5936; Bureau of Code Revision. Eff 10-1-53.
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