43-24-3. Owners of adjoining land--Liability for expenses of erecting and maintaining local option partition fence.
Every owner of land is bound to bear one-half of the expense of erecting and maintaining partition fences between his own and adjoining lands.
Source: SL 1917, ch 237, §1; RC 1919, §10535; SDC 1939, §19.0204.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 24 - Local Option Woven Wire Fences
Section 43-24-2 - Adoption of chapter by civil township supersedes partition fence law.
Section 43-24-4 - Duty of owner of adjoining land to build half of local option partition fence.
Section 43-24-5 - Fence upon which owners of adjoining lands agree is a legal fence.
Section 43-24-9 - Erection of local option partition fence not required when earth is frozen.