Effective: September 30, 2008
Latest Legislation: House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly
An owner of land, adjacent to a partition fence, shall keep all brush, briers, thistles, or other noxious weeds cut in the fence corners and a strip four feet wide on the owner's side along the line of a partition fence, but this section does not affect the planting of vines or trees for use.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Section 971.01 | Owner Defined.
Section 971.02 | Preferred Partition Fence for Livestock Enclosures.
Section 971.03 | Application of Chapter.
Section 971.04 | Alternative Fence Agreement Between Owners.
Section 971.05 | Affidavit Concerning Previous Partition Fence.
Section 971.06 | Responsibility for Maintaining Existing Fence - Removal.
Section 971.07 | Responsibility for New Partition Fence - Reimbursement.
Section 971.071 | Allocation of Fence Costs Between Property Owners.
Section 971.08 | Entry Onto Adjoining Property to Maintain Fence.
Section 971.09 | Action for Costs of Maintaining Fence.
Section 971.10 | Costs for Making Assignment.
Section 971.11 | Collection of Tax.
Section 971.12 | Partition Fences - Failure to Comply With Assignment.
Section 971.13 | Costs for Building Fences.
Section 971.14 | Duties of County Auditor.
Section 971.15 | Partition Fence Records.
Section 971.16 | Action for Failure to Build or Maintain Partition Fence.
Section 971.17 | Notification of Removal.
Section 971.18 | Negligently Permitting Livestock to Run at Large.
Section 971.33 | Cutting of Noxious Weeds.
Section 971.34 | Notice to Landowner Failing to Cut Noxious Weeds.
Section 971.35 | Cost - Collection and Payment.