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VIRGINIA STATUTES AND CODES
Chapter 18 - Trespasses; Fences (55-298 thru 55-335)
- 55-298 - Description unavailable
- 55-298.1 - Unlawful to sell, distribute, construct, install, maintain or use certain electric fences upon agricultural land except as provided in §
- 55-298.2 - Unlawful to sell other controlling devices unless they meet certain standards.
- 55-298.3 - Exceptions to § 55-298.2.
- 55-298.4 - Definition.
- 55-298.5 - Penalty.
- 55-299 - Definition of lawful fence.
- 55-300 - Court may declare stream of water or canal a lawful fence; proceeding therefor.
- 55-301 - Revocation of order.
- 55-302 - Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence.
- 55-303 - Statutes declaring watercourses lawful fences continued.
- 55-304 - Property owner may place cattle guards or gates across right-of-way.
- 55-305 - Persons having easement may replace gate with cattle guard; maintenance and use thereof; deemed lawful gate.
- 55-306 - Damages for trespass by animals; punitive and double damages.
- 55-307 - Lien on animals.
- 55-308 - Impounding animals.
- 55-309 - Duty to issue warrant when animal impounded.
- 55-310 - How governing body of county may make local fence law.
- 55-311 - Effect of such law on certain fences.
- 55-312 - Application to railroad companies.
- 55-313 - No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws.
- 55-314 - Effect on existing fence laws or no-fence laws.
- 55-315 - Lands under quarantine.
- 55-316 - When unlawful for animals to run at large.
- 55-317 - Obligation to provide division fences.
- 55-318 - When no division fence has been built.
- 55-319 - When division fence already built.
- 55-320 - Recovery of amount due in connection with division fence.
- 55-321 - Requirements for agreement to bind successors in title; subsequent owners.
- 55-322 - How notice given.
- 55-323 - Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large.
- 55-324 - Petition for action under § 55-323.
- 55-325 - Entry of order if petition not contested.
- 55-326 - Procedure in case of contest.
- 55-327 - Order of court.
- 55-328 - Animals may not run at large after entry of order.
- 55-329 - Costs; by whom fines imposed.
- 55-330 - Owner of animals liable for trespasses.
- 55-331 - Damages recoverable for timber cutting.
- 55-332 - Procedure for determination of damage.
- 55-333 - Description unavailable
- 55-334 - When person damaged may proceed in court.
- 55-334.1 - Larceny of timber; penalty.
- 55-335 - Effect of article.
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