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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 359A.1, Code 1999, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 359A.1 PARTITION FENCES. 1 4 1. As used in this section, "livestock" means the same as 1 5 defined in section 717.1. 1 6 2. The respective owners of adjoining tracts of land shall 1 7 upon written request of either ownerbe compelled toerect and 1 8 maintain a partitionfences, or contribute thereto, and keep1 9the same in good repair throughout the yearfence. However, 1 10 if only one owner keeps livestock on the adjoining tract of 1 11 land, that owner shall have the entire responsibility to erect 1 12 and maintain the partition fence upon written request of the 1 13 other owner. If an owner who did not contribute to the 1 14 erection and maintenance of a partition fence begins keeping 1 15 livestock on that owner's land after the fence is erected, the 1 16 owner upon written request of the adjoining owner, shall pay 1 17 the adjoining owner one-half of the costs incurred in erecting 1 18 and maintaining the fence. The respective owners shall both 1 19 be responsible for maintaining the partition fence for as long 1 20 as they both keep livestock on their respective tracts of 1 21 land. 1 22 3. An owner who is responsible for erecting and 1 23 maintaining a partition fence shall keep it in good repair. 1 24 In lieu of erecting and maintaining a partition fence as 1 25 required under this section, an owner responsible for its 1 26 erection and maintenance may contribute to the costs of its 1 27 erection and maintenance as agreed upon by the respective 1 28 owners. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This bill amends Code chapter 359A which contains Iowa's 1 31 fence law. Code section 359A.1 provides that the respective 1 32 owners of adjoining tracts of land must upon written request 1 33 of either owner erect and maintain a partition fence or 1 34 contribute to its erection and maintenance. The bill provides 1 35 that if only one owner keeps livestock on the adjoining tract 2 1 of land, that owner has the sole responsibility to erect and 2 2 maintain the partition fence upon the written request of the 2 3 other owner. If an owner who did not contribute to the 2 4 erection and maintenance of a fence begins keeping livestock 2 5 on the owner's land after the fence is erected, the owner must 2 6 pay the adjoining owner one-half of the costs incurred in 2 7 erecting and maintaining the partition fence. The respective 2 8 owners shall both be responsible for maintaining the partition 2 9 fence for as long as they both keep livestock on their 2 10 respective tracts of land. 2 11 LSB 6437HH 78 2 12 da/cls/14
Text: HF02309 Text: HF02311 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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