The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 24 : Municipal and County Government
Chapter 109 : Fences and Fence Viewers
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 3803)-
§ 3803. When part of land unoccupied
When the selectboard decides that the owner of the unoccupied land is not bound to make a part of the fence, the owner of the occupied land may make the whole or such part as is necessary to protect himself or herself. When the other owner occupies the adjoining land so as to be benefited by such fence, he or she shall pay to the person so making it, for his or her equal portion thereof, its value at the time.
