Every planter shall make and keep a sufficient fence, of ordinarily sound and substantial material, around the planter's land in cultivation, and so close, for at least two and one-half feet (2½') from the surface of the earth, as to prevent hogs large enough to do damage from passing through the fence.
Code 1858, § 1682 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 8, § 1); Acts 1877, ch. 35, §§ 2, 3; Shan., § 2979; Code 1932, § 5202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1701, 44-9-101.
Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§44-8-101 —44-8-112, concerning running at large, was transferred to part 4 of this chapter in 1987.
Cross-References. Cattle guards, title 65, ch. 6, part 3.
Equine activities, liability, title 44, ch. 20.
Vandalism, §39-14-408.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Animals, § 9; 13 Tenn. Juris., Fences, § 1.
Law Reviews.
Animal Lex, 25 Tenn. L. Rev. 471.
Comparative Legislation. Fences and enclosures:
Ala. Code §3-4-1 et seq.
Ark. Code §2-39-101 et seq.
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 256.010 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. §69-13-201 et seq.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 272.010 et seq.
Va. Code § 55-298.1 et seq.