Sec. 20. If the fence to be removed under section 19 of this chapter forms any part of a fence enclosing a field of another party on which there is a crop, the person to whom section 19 of this chapter applies may not remove the fence in a manner that exposes the field until the crop:
(1) has been gathered and removed, or secured from injury; or
(2) might, with reasonable diligence, have been gathered and secured. After the conditions set forth in this section have been met, the person to whom section 19 of this chapter applies may immediately remove the fence and materials, whether or not more than six (6) months have elapsed since the legal property line was determined.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-2-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 2. Enclosures, Trespassing Animals, and Partition Fences
32-26-2-2. Domestic Animal Breaking Into Enclosure
32-26-2-3. Tender of Costs and Damages; Confession of Judgment
32-26-2-4. Strays; Confining Domestic Animal
32-26-2-5. Notice to Owner; Confining Domestic Animal
32-26-2-6. Examination and Assessment of Damages
32-26-2-7. Notice or Advertisement of Confined Domestic Animal
32-26-2-8. Owner Demanding Trespassing Stray From Confiner
32-26-2-9. Trial; Owner Controverting Damages or Denying Trespass
32-26-2-11. Damages and Costs; Payment Before Recovering Property
32-26-2-12. Judgment; Trespass Not Committed by Animal Confined
32-26-2-13. Sale of Trespassing Strays; Retention of Damages and Costs
32-26-2-14. Release of Trespassing Animal; Fence Not Lawful
32-26-2-15. Existing Fence Becoming Partition Fence; Compensation
32-26-2-16. Existing Fence Becoming Partition Fence; Action for Payment
32-26-2-17. Joining Fence to Fence of Another
32-26-2-18. Notice; Intention to Remove Partition Fence
32-26-2-19. Removal of Fence Erected on Land of Another; Damages
32-26-2-20. Removal of Fence Erected on Land of Another; Safeguarding Crops