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2019 Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 28 - Trespasses; Fences
Article 1. Electric Fences
- § 55.1-2800. (Effective October 1, 2019) Definition
- § 55.1-2801. (Effective October 1, 2019) Unlawful to sell, distribute, construct, install, maintain, or use certain electric fences upon agricultural land
- § 55.1-2802. (Effective October 1, 2019) Unlawful to sell other controlling devices unless they meet certain standards
- § 55.1-2803. (Effective October 1, 2019) Penalty
Article 2. What Constitutes Lawful Fence
- § 55.1-2804. (Effective October 1, 2019) Description of lawful fence
- § 55.1-2805. (Effective October 1, 2019) Proceeding to declare stream of water or canal a lawful fence
- § 55.1-2806. (Effective October 1, 2019) Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence
- § 55.1-2807. (Effective October 1, 2019) Statutes declaring watercourses lawful fences continued
Article 3. Cattle Guards and Gates Across Rights-of-Way
- § 55.1-2808. (Effective October 1, 2019) Property owner may place cattle guards or gates across right-of-way
- § 55.1-2809. (Effective October 1, 2019) Persons having easement may replace gate with cattle guard; maintenance and use thereof; deemed lawful gate
Article 4. Trespass in Crossing Lawful Fence
- § 55.1-2810. (Effective October 1, 2019) Damages for trespass by animals; punitive and double damages
- § 55.1-2811. (Effective October 1, 2019) Lien on animals
- § 55.1-2812. (Effective October 1, 2019) Impounding animals
- § 55.1-2813. (Effective October 1, 2019) Duty to issue warrant when animal impounded
Article 5. No-Fence Law
- § 55.1-2814. (Effective October 1, 2019) How governing body of county may make local fence law
- § 55.1-2815. (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of such law on certain fences
- § 55.1-2816. (Effective October 1, 2019) Application to railroad companies
- § 55.1-2817. (Effective October 1, 2019) No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws
- § 55.1-2818. (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect on existing fence laws or no-fence laws
- § 55.1-2819. (Effective October 1, 2019) Lands under quarantine
- § 55.1-2820. (Effective October 1, 2019) When unlawful for animals to run at large
Article 6. Division Fences
- § 55.1-2821. (Effective October 1, 2019) Obligation to provide division fences
- § 55.1-2822. (Effective October 1, 2019) When no division fence has been built
- § 55.1-2823. (Effective October 1, 2019) When division fence already built
- § 55.1-2824. (Effective October 1, 2019) Recovery of amount due in connection with division fence
- § 55.1-2825. (Effective October 1, 2019) Requirements for agreement to bind successors in title; subsequent owners
- § 55.1-2826. (Effective October 1, 2019) How notice given
Article 7. Special Provisions for Unincorporated Communities
- § 55.1-2827. (Effective October 1, 2019) Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large
- § 55.1-2828. (Effective October 1, 2019) Petition for action to fix boundaries of village or unincorporated community
- § 55.1-2829. (Effective October 1, 2019) Entry of order if petition not contested
- § 55.1-2830. (Effective October 1, 2019) Procedure in case of contest
- § 55.1-2831. (Effective October 1, 2019) Order of court
- § 55.1-2832. (Effective October 1, 2019) Animals shall not run at large after entry of order
- § 55.1-2833. (Effective October 1, 2019) Costs
- § 55.1-2834. (Effective October 1, 2019) Owner of domesticated livestock liable for trespasses
Article 8. Cutting Timber
- § 55.1-2835. (Effective October 1, 2019) Damages recoverable for timber cutting
- § 55.1-2836. (Effective October 1, 2019) Procedure for determination of damage
- § 55.1-2837. (Effective October 1, 2019) When person damaged may proceed in court
- § 55.1-2838. (Effective October 1, 2019) Larceny of timber; penalty
- § 55.1-2839. (Effective October 1, 2019) Larceny of timber; failure to remit payment to owner; penalty
- § 55.1-2840. (Effective October 1, 2019) Load tickets required for certain sales of timber; penalty
- § 55.1-2841. (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of article
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