South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 24 - Local Option Woven Wire Fences
Section 43-24-4 - Duty of owner of adjoining land to build half of local option partition fence.

43-24-4. Duty of owner of adjoining land to build half of local option partition fence.
Unless otherwise agreed upon each owner of adjoining lands shall build that half of the fence which shall be upon his right hand when he stands upon his own land and faces the line upon which the proposed fence is to be built.

Source: SL 1917, ch 237, §2; RC 1919, §10536; SDC 1939, §19.0205.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 43 - Property

Chapter 24 - Local Option Woven Wire Fences

Section 43-24-1 - Townships covered by chapter--Assessed value of farmland--Petition for township election to make chapter applicable--Form of ballot--Effect of majority vote.

Section 43-24-2 - Adoption of chapter by civil township supersedes partition fence law.

Section 43-24-3 - Owners of adjoining land--Liability for expenses of erecting and maintaining local option partition fence.

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 43-24-6 - Legal local option partition fence--Disagreement of owners of adjoining lands as to sort of fence--Definition.

Section 43-24-7 - Neglect or refusal to erect half of local option partition fence--Enforcement by adjoining landowner--Service of notice and demand.

Section 43-24-8 - Aggrieved owner of adjoining land--Erection or repair of local option fence after notice and demand on delinquent owner--Recovery of costs and damages.

Section 43-24-9 - Erection of local option partition fence not required when earth is frozen.

Section 43-24-10 - Judgment for construction or repair of local option partition fence is lien upon land of delinquent owner.