House Amendment 1590
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 200, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 23 the
1 4 following:
1 5 <Sec. . Section 359A.18, subsection 3, Code
1 6 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 7 3. Three wires, A barbed wire fence which complies
1 8 with requirements adopted by A.S.T.M. (American
1 9 society for testing and materials) international. The
1 10 fence must have at least five wires. The fence posts
1 11 must be set not more than one rod apart. Each wire
1 12 must be barbed with not less than thirty=six iron
1 13 barbs of two points each, or twenty=six iron barbs of
1 14 four points each, on each rod of wire, or of four
1 15 wires, two three thus barbed and two smooth, the wires
1 16 to be firmly fastened to posts not more than two rods
1 17 apart, with not less than two stays between posts, or
1 18 with posts not more than one rod apart without such
1 19 stays, the. The top wire to must not be not more than
1 20 fifty=four nor less than forty=eight inches in height.
1 21 Sec. . Section 359A.19, Code 2007, is amended
1 22 to read as follows:
1 23 359A.19 DUTY TO MAINTAIN TIGHT FENCES.
1 24 All partition fences may be made tight by the party
1 25 desiring it, and when that party's portion is so
1 26 completed, and securely fastened to good substantial
1 27 posts, set firmly in the ground, not more than twenty
1 28 feet one rod apart, the adjoining property owner shall
1 29 construct the adjoining owner's portion of the
1 30 adjoining fence, in a lawful tight manner, same to be
1 31 securely fastened to good substantial posts, set
1 32 firmly in the ground, not more than twenty feet one
1 33 rod apart.
1 34 Sec. . Section 359A.20, Code 2007, is amended
1 35 to read as follows:
1 36 359A.20 TIGHT FENCE.
1 37 All tight partition fences shall consist of:
1 38 1. A wire fence which complies with requirements
1 39 adopted by A.S.T.M. (American society for testing and
1 40 materials) international. The fence must have at
1 41 least five wires. The fence posts must be set not
1 42 more than one rod apart. In addition, the fence must
1 43 consist of any of the following:
1 44 a. Not less than twenty=six inches of substantial
1 45 woven wire on the bottom, with three strands of barbed
1 46 wire with not less than thirty=six barbs of at least
1 47 two points to the rod, on top, the top wire to be not
1 48 less than forty=eight inches, nor more than fifty=four
1 49 inches high.
1 50 2. b. Good substantial woven wire not less than
2 1 forty=eight inches nor more than fifty=four inches
2 2 high with the remaining wire barbed, including one
2 3 barbed wire of not less than thirty=six barbs of two
2 4 points to the rod, not more than four inches above
2 5 said woven wire.
2 6 3. 2. Any other kind of fence which the fence
2 7 viewers consider to be equivalent to a tight partition
2 8 fence or which meets standards established by the
2 9 department of agriculture and land stewardship by rule
2 10 as equivalent to a tight partition fence.>
2 11 #2. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
2 12 word <fence,> the following: <providing standards for
2 13 fences,>.
2 14 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 17
2 18 WHITAKER of Van Buren
2 19 SF 200.301 82
2 20 da/cf/8835
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