The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 3801)
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§ 3801. Sufficient fences
Fences four and one-half feet high, in good repair and so constructed as to prevent
the escape of sheep, and any natural barrier equivalent to such fence shall be deemed
sufficient, except fences on the sides of highways that the owners of land are not
bound to make and maintain. Occupied land bordering upon highways shall be deemed
to be the enclosure of the owner or occupant. A person driving cattle, sheep, swine,
or other stock upon a highway, and exercising reasonable care, shall not be liable
for damages by reason of the escape of such animals into an enclosure adjoining the
highway, unless the fence between the highway and the enclosure is a sufficient fence
within the meaning of this section.