August 26, 2011

In this week's issue of Cornhusker Economics, UNL Ag Law Specialist David Aiken discusses the Nebraska fence statutes and implications for today's landowners.

This week I received two telephone calls asking “What is a legal fence in Nebraska?” Our recent fencing statute - which requires all landowners to split the cost of a division fence 50/50, is probably the source of this interest. So this newsletter begins with a brief history of the legal fence’s role in Nebraska fence law, and then lists the legal fence provisions in the 2011 Nebraska fence statutes.

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