Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 16 Animals And Livestock (Formerly: Animals, Estrays, Brands, And Fences) - Chapter 16.60 Fences

  • 16.60.010 Lawful fence defined
    A lawful fence shall be of at least four barbed, horizontal, well-stretched wires, spaced so that the top wire is forty-eight inches, plus or minus ...
  • 16.60.011 Other lawful fences
    All other fences as strong and as well calculated as the fence described in RCW 16.60.010 shall be lawful fences.[1985 c 415 § 23; Code ...
  • 16.60.015 Liability for damages -- Restraint -- Notice
    Any person making and maintaining in good repair around his or her enclosure or enclosures, any fence such as is described in RCW 16.60.010 and ...
  • 16.60.020 Partition fence -- Reimbursement
    When any fence has been, or shall hereafter be, erected by any person on the boundary line of his land and the person owning land ...
  • 16.60.030 Partition fence -- Erection -- Notice
    When two or more persons own land adjoining which is inclosed by one fence, and it becomes necessary for the protection of the interest of ...
  • 16.60.040 Partition fence -- Failure to build -- Recovery of half of cost
    If, after notice has been given by either party and a reasonable length of time has elapsed, the other party neglect or refuse to erect ...
  • 16.60.050 Partition fence -- Hog fencing
    The respective owners of adjoining inclosures shall keep up and maintain in good repair all partition fences between such inclosures in equal shares, so long ...
  • 16.60.055 Fence on the land of another by mistake -- Removal
    When any person shall unwittingly or by mistake, erect any fence on the land of another, and when by a line legally determined that fact ...
  • 16.60.060 Partition fence -- Discontinuance
    When any party shall wish to lay open his inclosure, he shall notify any person owning adjoining inclosures, and if such person shall not pay ...
  • 16.60.062 Assessing value of partition fence
    In assessing the value of any partition fence, the parties shall proceed as provided for the assessment of damages in RCW 16.60.020.[Code 1881 § 2497; ...
  • 16.60.064 Impeachment of assessment -- Damages
    Upon the trial of any cause occurring under the provisions of RCW 16.60.010 through 16.60.076, the defendant may impeach any such assessment, and in that ...
  • 16.60.075 Damages by breachy animals
    The owner of any animal that is unruly, and in the habit of breaking through or throwing down fences, if after being notified that such ...
  • 16.60.076 Proof
    In case of actions for damages under RCW 16.60.010 through 16.60.076, it shall be sufficient to prove that the fence was lawful when the break ...
  • 16.60.080 Temporary gate across highway
    Whenever any inhabitant of this state shall have his fences removed by floods or destroyed by fire, the county commissioners of the county in which ...
  • 16.60.085 Temporary gate across highway -- Auditor may grant permit
    It shall be lawful for the auditor of any county to grant such permit in vacation, but his license shall not extend past the next ...
  • 16.60.090 Failure to remove gate -- Penalty
    Any person retaining a gate across the highway after his license shall expire, shall be subject to a fine of one dollar for the first ...
  • 16.60.095 Fees
    The fees of the auditor under RCW 16.60.080 through 16.60.095 shall be paid by the applicant.[Code 1881, Bagley's Supp., p 25 § 4; 1871 p ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009