FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1116
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHADEN.
1091H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter272,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingtofencesand
enclosures.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter272,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretotwonewsections,tobe
2knownassections272.138and272.380,toreadasfollows:
272.138.Whenanownerofrealestatedesirestoconstruct,maintain,orrepaira
2divisionfencetoencloseafieldorenclosurewhereanimalsarekeptasprovidedunder
3section272.010,suchowner,oracontractorhiredbysuchowner,mayenteronthe
4adjoiningpropertyuptoadistanceoftenfeetforthelengthofsuchdivisionfenceto
5construct,maintain,orrepairsuchdivisionfence.Theownerorcontractor
6constructing,maintaining,orrepairingsuchdivisionfenceisnotguiltyoftrespassfor
7enteringontotheadjoiningpropertyduringtheconstruction,maintenance,orrepairof
8suchdivisionfence,providedthattheownerorcontractordoesnotenterontothe
9adjoiningpropertybeyondthetenfeetspecifiedinthissection.However,suchowneror
10contractorshallbeliableforalldamages,ifany,causedbyentryontotheadjoining
11property,includingdamagestocrops.Notwithstandinganyprovisiontothecontrary,
12theownerorcontractorthatconstructs,maintains,orrepairssuchdivisionfenceunder
13thissectionshallnotbeliablefordamagesforclearingorremovinganytree,brush,or
14vegetationthatliesdirectlyuponthepropertyboundarylinewheresuchdivisionfence
15isconstructed,maintained,orrepaired,sothatsuchdivisionfencemaybeconstructed,
16maintained,orrepaireduponsuchpropertyboundaryline.Theprovisionsofthis
17sectionshallnotapplywhentheadjoiningpropertyisownedbyanyutilitycompanyor
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18railroad.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowanownerorcontractorto
19enterintoabuildingontheadjoiningproperty.
272.380.Whenanownerofrealestatedesirestoconstruct,maintain,orrepaira
2divisionfencetoencloseafieldorenclosurewhereanimalsarekeptorplacedas
3providedundersection272.220,suchowner,oracontractorhiredbysuchowner,may
4enterontheadjoiningpropertyuptoadistanceoftenfeetforthelengthofsuchdivision
5fencetoconstruct,maintain,orrepairsuchdivisionfence.Theownerorcontractor
6constructing,maintaining,orrepairingsuchdivisionfenceisnotguiltyoftrespassfor
7enteringontotheadjoiningpropertyduringtheconstruction,maintenance,orrepairof
8suchdivisionfence,providedthattheownerorcontractordoesnotenterontothe
9adjoiningpropertybeyondthetenfeetspecifiedinthissection.However,suchowneror
10contractorshallbeliableforalldamages,ifany,causedbyentryontotheadjoining
11property,includingdamagestocrops.Notwithstandinganyprovisiontothecontrary,
12theownerorcontractorthatconstructs,maintains,orrepairssuchdivisionfenceunder
13thissectionshallnotbeliablefordamagesforclearingorremovinganytree,brush,or
14vegetationthatliesdirectlyuponthepropertyboundarylinewheresuchdivisionfence
15isconstructed,maintained,orrepaired,sothatsuchdivisionfencemaybeconstructed,
16maintained,orrepaireduponsuchpropertyboundaryline.Theprovisionsofthis
17sectionshallnotapplywhentheadjoiningpropertyisownedbyanyutilitycompanyor
18railroad.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowanownerorcontractorto
19enterintoabuildingontheadjoiningproperty.
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