90.10 Compulsory repair of fence. If any person neglects to repair or rebuild any partition fence that by law that person is required to maintain, the aggrieved party may complain to 2 or more fence viewers of the town, who, after giving notice as provided in s. 90.07, shall examine the fence. If the fence viewers determine that the fence is insufficient, they shall inform the delinquent party of the insufficiency and direct the delinquent party to repair or rebuild the fence within a time that the fence viewers determine is reasonable. If the fence is not repaired or rebuilt within the time fixed by the fence viewers, the complainant may repair or rebuild the fence and recover the expense of repairing or rebuilding the fence as provided under s. 90.11.
History: 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 253.
This chapter's plain language, when read in light of s. 990.01 (42), unambiguously authorizes a city to administer the enforcement procedures of ss. 90.10 to 90.12. White v. City of Watertown, 2019 WI 9, 385 Wis. 2d 320, 922 N.W.2d 61, 16-2259.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
90.02 - Legal fences; space between ground and bottom.
90.03 - Partition fences; when required.
90.04 - Effect of fences on action for trespass by animals.
90.07 - Division of partition fence.
90.08 - Partition of fences in water.
90.09 - Partition when land bounded by water.
90.10 - Compulsory repair of fence.
90.12 - Apportionment of cost of fence.
90.13 - Partition fence on newly enclosed land.
90.15 - Fees of viewers; neglect of duty.
90.20 - Fencing of farm-raised deer that are not white-tailed deer.