(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all fields and enclosures in which livestock are kept or placed and that are bordered by a division line between the adjoining properties of different owners shall be enclosed by a preferred partition fence.
(B) Nothing in this chapter prevents an owner from building a fence that exceeds the requirements for a preferred partition fence established under this chapter. The owner building such a fence shall pay all additional costs and expenses of building the fence and maintaining it in good repair.
(C) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(1) The owners of adjoining properties that enter into an agreement in accordance with section 971.04 of the Revised Code;
(2) Fences that were constructed prior to the effective date of this section.
Effective Date: 2008 HB323 09-30-2008
Section: 971.01 971.02 971.03 971.04 971.05 971.06 971.07 971.071 971.08 971.09 971.10 971.11 971.12 971.13 971.14 NextLast modified: October 10, 2016