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29-406 Removal of fence built upon land of another by mistake; damages.

29-406. Removal of fence built upon land of another by mistake; damages. When a person has made a fence on an enclosure which afterwards, on making division lines, is found to be on lands of another, and the same has occurred through mistake, such first person may enter upon the land of the other and […]

29-407 Limitations on removal.

29-407. Limitations on removal. But such fence shall not be removed, if it was made of timber or other material taken from the land on which it is built, until the party pays to the owner of the land the value of the timber or other material, to be ascertained by the fence viewers; nor […]

29-408 Taking trespassing animals into possession.

29-408. Taking trespassing animals into possession. If any of the animals mentioned in this act* break free of their lawful enclosure, and trespass on land owned by another person, the owner or occupant of the land may take into possession such animal trespassing, and keep the same until damages, with reasonable charges for feeding and […]

29-409 Cruelty to domestic animals; damages.

29-409. Cruelty to domestic animals; damages. If any person or corporation shall hurt, wound, kill, lame or destroy, or cause to be hurt, wounded, killed, lamed or destroyed, by running over or against, shooting, worrying with dogs, or otherwise, any of the animals mentioned in this act*, when such animals are upon premises which are […]

29-316 Fence may be built on partition line; removal.

29-316. Fence may be built on partition line; removal. A person building a fence may lay the same upon the line between his own land and the land adjacent, so that the fence may be partly on one side of such line and partly on the other; and the owner shall have the same right […]

29-317 Partition fence wholly on one side of line.

29-317. Partition fence wholly on one side of line. The foregoing provisions concerning partition fences shall apply to fences standing wholly upon one side of the division line, and used as a partition fence. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 24; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-317.

29-319 Making partition fence hog-tight.

29-319. Making partition fence hog-tight. Whenever any owner of land enclosed in part by a partition fence desires to make hog-tight any part of the fence enclosing his premises, constructed or maintained by the owner of the adjoining land, he may attach to such partition fence, in a secure and workmanlike manner, woven wire at […]

29-402 Domestic animals breaking into enclosure.

29-402. Domestic animals breaking into enclosure. If any horse, mule or ass, or any neat cattle, hogs or sheep, or other domestic animals, shall break into any enclosure, and the owner or occupant thereof shall consider himself aggrieved thereby, such person may apply to the fence viewers of the township in which such enclosure may […]