Sec. 11.075. APPROPRIATION OF LAND BY FENCING. (a) Unless a lease for the land is obtained, any appropriation of public land of the state or land which belongs to the public schools and asylums by fencing or by enclosures consisting partly of fencing and partly of natural obstacles or impediments to the passage of livestock is an unlawful appropriation of land which is punishable by the penalty provided in Subsection (b) of Section 11.074 of this code.
(b) Each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2353, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain
Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain
Section 11.071. Recovery of Value of Minerals and Timber
Section 11.072. Fences With and Without Gates
Section 11.073. Definition of Fencing
Section 11.074. Herding and Line-Riding
Section 11.075. Appropriation of Land by Fencing
Section 11.076. Unlawful Enclosures
Section 11.077. Suit Against Adverse Claimant
Section 11.079. Access to Land
Section 11.0791. Other Provisions Regarding Access to State Lands
Section 11.080. Damages to Persons and Personalty
Section 11.082. Notice to School Land Board
Section 11.083. Retention of Mineral Rights
Section 11.084. School Land Board Approval of Patent for Interest in Land Released by State
Section 11.085. Procedure for Applying for Patent for Interest in Land Released by State