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2019 Code of Virginia
Title 55 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 18 - Trespasses; Fences
Article 1. Electric Fences
- § 55-298. Repealed
- § 55-298.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Unlawful to sell, distribute, construct, install, maintain or use certain electric fences upon agricultural land except as provided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. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Unlawful to sell other controlling devices unless they meet certain standards
- § 55-298.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Exceptions to § 55-298.2
- § 55-298.4. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Definition
- § 55-298.5. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Penalty
Article 2. What Constitutes Lawful Fence
- § 55-299. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Definition of lawful fence
- § 55-300. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Court may declare stream of water or canal a lawful fence; proceeding therefor
- § 55-301. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Revocation of order
- § 55-302. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence
- § 55-303. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Statutes declaring watercourses lawful fences continued
Article 3. Cattle Guards and Gates Across Rights-of-Way
- § 55-304. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Property owner may place cattle guards or gates across right-of-way
- § 55-305. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Persons having easement may replace gate with cattle guard; maintenance and use thereof; deemed lawful gate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
- § 55-306. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Damages for trespass by animals; punitive and double damages
- § 55-307. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Lien on animals
- § 55-308. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Impounding animals
- § 55-309. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Duty to issue warrant when animal impounded
Article 5. No-Fence Law
- § 55-310. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) How governing body of county may make local fence law
- § 55-311. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of such law on certain fences
- § 55-312. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Application to railroad companies
- § 55-313. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws
- § 55-314. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect on existing fence laws or no-fence laws
- § 55-315. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Lands under quarantine
- § 55-316. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) When unlawful for animals to run at large
Article 6. Division Fences
- § 55-317. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Obligation to provide division fences
- § 55-318. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) When no division fence has been built
- § 55-319. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) When division fence already built
- § 55-320. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Recovery of amount due in connection with division fence
- § 55-321. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Requirements for agreement to bind successors in title; subsequent owners
- § 55-322. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) How notice given
Article 7. Special Provisions for Unincorporated Communities
- § 55-323. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large
- § 55-324. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Petition for action under § 55-323
- § 55-325. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Entry of order if petition not contested
- § 55-326. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Procedure in case of contest
- § 55-327. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Order of court
- § 55-328. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Animals may not run at large after entry of order
- § 55-329. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Costs; by whom fines imposed
- § 55-330. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Owner of animals liable for trespasses
Article 8. Cutting Timber
- § 55-331. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Damages recoverable for timber cutting
- § 55-332. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Procedure for determination of damage
- § 55-333. Repealed
- § 55-334. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) When person damaged may proceed in court
- § 55-334.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Larceny of timber; penalty
- § 55-334.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Larceny of timber; failure to remit payment to owner; penalty
- § 55-334.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Load tickets required for certain sales of timber; penalty
- § 55-335. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of article
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