Texas Agriculture Code
§ 143.028 — FENCES
AG § 143.028Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 143. FENCES; RANGE RESTRICTIONS · Art. B. LOCAL OPTION TO PREVENT CERTAIN ANIMALS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE
Statute text
View on source(a)A person is not required to fence against animals that are not permitted to run at large. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a fence is sufficient for purposes of this chapter if it is sufficient to keep out ordinary livestock permitted to run at large.
(b)In order to be sufficient, a fence must be at least four feet high and comply with the following requirements:
(1)a barbed wire fence must consist of three wires on posts no more than 30 feet apart, with one or more stays between every two posts;
(2)a picket fence must consist of pickets that are not more than six inches apart;
(3)a board fence must consist of three boards not less than five inches wide and one inch thick; and
(4)a rail fence must consist of four rails.
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Legislative history
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1342, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.