359A.20 Tight fence.
All tight partition fences shall consist of:
1. Not less than twenty-six inches of substantial woven wire on the bottom, with three strands of barbed wire with not less than thirty-six barbs of at least two points to the rod, on top, the top wire to be not less than forty-eight inches, nor more than fifty-four inches high.
2. Good substantial woven wire not less than forty-eight inches nor more than fifty-four inches high with one barbed wire of not less than thirty-six barbs of two points to the rod, not more than four inches above said woven wire.
3. Any other kind of fence which the fence viewers consider to be equivalent to a tight partition fence or which meets standards established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship by rule as equivalent to a tight partition fence.
[C97, §2367; S13, §2367; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1848; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.20]
85 Acts, ch 195, §12; 87 Acts, ch 17, §6
C93, §359A.20
Referred to in §359A.22
Structure Iowa Code
Section 359A.1A - Partition fences.
Section 359A.2 - Trimming and cutting back.
Section 359A.2A - Fence viewers — township trustees — authority — conflict of interest.
Section 359A.3 - Notice and hearing.
Section 359A.4 - Hearing — decision — order — deposit.
Section 359A.5 - Contribution postponed.
Section 359A.6 - Default — costs and fees collected.
Section 359A.7 - Service of notice on nonresidents.
Section 359A.10 - Entry and record of orders.
Section 359A.11 - Record conclusive.
Section 359A.12 - Division by agreement — record.
Section 359A.13 - Orders and agreements — effect.
Section 359A.14 - Lands in different townships.
Section 359A.15 - Fence on another’s land.
Section 359A.16 - Right to build fence on line.
Section 359A.17 - Fence on one side of line.
Section 359A.18 - Lawful fence.
Section 359A.19 - Duty to maintain tight fences.
Section 359A.20 - Tight fence.
Section 359A.21 - Duty to keep fence tight.
Section 359A.22 - Controversies.
Section 359A.22A - Habitual trespass.