RCW 16.60.010
Lawful fence defined.
A lawful fence shall be of at least four barbed, horizontal, well-stretched wires, spaced so that the top wire is forty-eight inches, plus or minus four inches, above the ground and the other wires at intervals below the top wire of twelve, twenty-two, and thirty-two inches. These wires shall be securely fastened to substantial posts set firmly in the ground as nearly equidistant as possible, but not more than twenty-four feet apart. If the posts are set more than sixteen feet apart, the wires shall be supported by stays placed no more than eight feet from each other or from the posts.
[ 1985 c 415 § 22; Code 1881 § 2488; 1873 p 447 § 1; 1871 p 63 § 1; 1869 p 323 § 1; RRS § 5441. FORMER PART OF SECTION: Code 1881 § 2489; 1873 p 447 § 2; 1871 p 64 § 2; 1869 p 324 § 2; RRS § 5442, now codified as RCW 16.60.011.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 16 - Animals and Livestock
16.60.010 - Lawful fence defined.
16.60.011 - Other lawful fences.
16.60.015 - Liability for damages—Restraint—Notice.
16.60.020 - Partition fence—Reimbursement.
16.60.030 - Partition fence—Erection—Notice.
16.60.040 - Partition fence—Failure to build—Recovery of half of cost.
16.60.050 - Partition fence—Hog fencing.
16.60.055 - Fence on the land of another by mistake—Removal.
16.60.060 - Partition fence—Discontinuance.
16.60.062 - Assessing value of partition fence.
16.60.064 - Impeachment of assessment—Damages.
16.60.075 - Damages by breachy animals.
16.60.080 - Temporary gate across highway.
16.60.085 - Temporary gate across highway—Auditor may grant permit.