Agreement for division fence -- Effect
Known as the Kentucky Boundary Line Fence Act
The act spans §§ 256–256 (20 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wallace v. Schneider (1949)
Most recently applied in Wallace v. Schneider (April 1949)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
(1) Persons owning adjoining lands may agree to erect division fences between them and keep them in repair.
(2) If the agreement is reduced to writing, signed by the parties to it and acknowledged or proven, as deeds are required to be, it may be entered of record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the land is situated, and shall have the same effect as a deed.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.