The paling and wire fence is made a lawful fence; provided, that the fence is built upon good-sized, substantial posts, set firmly in the ground, not more than twelve feet (12') apart; and provided further, that there is firmly fastened upon these posts two (2) sets double-strand wire, one (1) near the top, the other near the bottom, into which there is woven substantial sawed or split palings, not less than three feet (3') long, with one (1) barbed wire one foot (1') above the paling, or four feet (4') without the wire, and not more than three inches (3") apart; but nothing in this section shall be construed as repealing any statute providing for lawful fences in this state.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 8 - Fences and Confinement
§ 44-8-101. Land in Cultivation Sufficiently Fenced
§ 44-8-102. Various Materials Constituting Sufficient Fencing — Rules
§ 44-8-103. Horses, Cattle, and Mules Sufficiently Fenced
§ 44-8-104. Paling and Wire Fence Lawful
§ 44-8-105. Three-Wire, Plank, or Slat Fence a Lawful Fence
§ 44-8-107. Defense of Insufficiency of Fence
§ 44-8-109. Notoriously Mischievous Stock to Be Confined
§ 44-8-110. Liability of Owners of Notoriously Mischievous Stock
§ 44-8-112. Pulling and Leaving Down Fence, or Opening and Leaving Open Gate, a Misdemeanor