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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 55 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 18 - Trespasses; Fences
Article 1. Electric Fences
- § 55-298. Repealed
- § 55-298.1. Unlawful to sell, distribute, construct, install, maintain or use certain electric fences upon agricultural land except as provided in § 55-298.2
- § 55-298.2. Unlawful to sell other controlling devices unless they meet certain standards
- § 55-298.3. Exceptions to § 55-298.2
- § 55-298.4. Definition
- § 55-298.5. Penalty
Article 2. What Constitutes Lawful Fence
- § 55-299. Definition of lawful fence
- § 55-300. Court may declare stream of water or canal a lawful fence; proceeding therefor
- § 55-301. Revocation of order
- § 55-302. Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence
- § 55-303. Statutes declaring watercourses lawful fences continued
Article 3. Cattle Guards and Gates Across Rights-of-Way
- § 55-304. Property owner may place cattle guards or gates across right-of-way
- § 55-305. Persons having easement may replace gate with cattle guard; maintenance and use thereof; deemed lawful gate
Article 4. Trespass in Crossing Lawful Fence
- § 55-306. Damages for trespass by animals; punitive and double damages
- § 55-307. Lien on animals
- § 55-308. Impounding animals
- § 55-309. Duty to issue warrant when animal impounded
Article 5. No-Fence Law
- § 55-310. How governing body of county may make local fence law
- § 55-311. Effect of such law on certain fences
- § 55-312. Application to railroad companies
- § 55-313. No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws
- § 55-314. Effect on existing fence laws or no-fence laws
- § 55-315. Lands under quarantine
- § 55-316. When unlawful for animals to run at large
Article 6. Division Fences
- § 55-317. Obligation to provide division fences
- § 55-318. When no division fence has been built
- § 55-319. When division fence already built
- § 55-320. Recovery of amount due in connection with division fence
- § 55-321. Requirements for agreement to bind successors in title; subsequent owners
- § 55-322. How notice given
Article 7. Special Provisions for Unincorporated Communities
- § 55-323. Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large
- § 55-324. Petition for action under § 55-323
- § 55-325. Entry of order if petition not contested
- § 55-326. Procedure in case of contest
- § 55-327. Order of court
- § 55-328. Animals may not run at large after entry of order
- § 55-329. Costs; by whom fines imposed
- § 55-330. Owner of animals liable for trespasses
Article 8. Cutting Timber
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