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Title 55 - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES.
Chapter 18 - Trespasses; Fences
- Section 55-298 - Description unavailable
- Section 55-298.1 - Unlawful to sell, distribute, construct, install, maintain or use certain electric fences upon agri...
- Section 55-298.2 - Unlawful to sell other controlling devices unless they meet certain standards
- Section 55-298.3 - Exceptions to { 55-298.2
- Section 55-298.4 - Definition
- Section 55-298.5 - Penalty
- Section 55-299 - Definition of lawful fence
- Section 55-300 - Court may declare stream of water or canal a lawful fence; proceeding therefor
- Section 55-301 - Revocation of order
- Section 55-302 - Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence
- Section 55-303 - Statutes declaring watercourses lawful fences continued
- Section 55-304 - Property owner may place cattle guards or gates across right-of-way
- Section 55-305 - Persons having easement may replace gate with cattle guard; maintenance and use thereof; deemed law...
- Section 55-306 - Damages for trespass by animals; punitive and double damages
- Section 55-307 - Lien on animals
- Section 55-308 - Impounding animals
- Section 55-309 - Duty to issue warrant when animal impounded
- Section 55-310 - How governing body of county may make local fence law
- Section 55-311 - Effect of such law on certain fences
- Section 55-312 - Application to railroad companies
- Section 55-313 - No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws
- Section 55-314 - Effect on existing fence laws or no-fence laws
- Section 55-315 - Lands under quarantine
- Section 55-316 - When unlawful for animals to run at large
- Section 55-317 - Obligation to provide division fences
- Section 55-318 - When no division fence has been built
- Section 55-319 - When division fence already built
- Section 55-320 - Recovery of amount due in connection with division fence
- Section 55-321 - Requirements for agreement to bind successors in title; subsequent owners
- Section 55-322 - How notice given
- Section 55-323 - Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large
- Section 55-324 - Petition for action under { 55-323
- Section 55-325 - Entry of order if petition not contested
- Section 55-326 - Procedure in case of contest
- Section 55-327 - Order of court
- Section 55-328 - Animals may not run at large after entry of order
- Section 55-329 - Costs; by whom fines imposed
- Section 55-330 - Owner of animals liable for trespasses
- Section 55-331 - Damages recoverable for timber cutting
- Section 55-332 - Procedure for determination of damage
- Section 55-333 - Description unavailable
- Section 55-334 - When person damaged may proceed in court
- Section 55-334.1 - Larceny of timber; penalty
- Section 55-335 - Effect of article
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