Except as otherwise provided in KRS § 256.130, 256.160 and 256.170, every railroad shall construct and maintain a good lawful fence on one-half (1/2) of the distance of the division line between its right-of-way and the adjoining lands, and every owner of lands adjoining the right-of-way of the railroad shall construct and maintain a good lawful fence on one-half (1/2) of the distance of the division between those lands and the right- of-way.
Effective: October 1, 1942

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 256.110

  • Lawful fence: means :
    (a) A strong and sound fence, four (4) feet high, so close that cattle cannot creep through, made of rails, or plank, or wire and plank, or iron, or hedge, or stone or brick. See Kentucky Statutes 256.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • railroad: means the person who owns a right-of-way and owns or controls a railroad in this state that has been in operation for five (5) years. See Kentucky Statutes 256.010

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 1790.

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