Idaho Code § 35-102 Lawful Fences Described

• Library: Idaho Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Regular Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Idaho Code § 35-102

Lawful fences are described as follows:

1. If made of stone, four feet (4') high, two feet (2') base, and one foot (1') thick on top.

2. If it be a worm fence, the rails must be well laid and at least four feet (4') high.

3. If made of posts, with boards, rails or poles, the posts must be well set in the ground and not more than eight feet (8') apart, with not less than three (3) six-inch (6") boards, or rails, or poles not less than two and one-half inches (2 1/2) in diameter at the small end; if four (4) poles are used, they must not be less than two inches (2") in diameter at the small end. The top board, rail or pole must not be less than four feet (4') from the ground, the spaces well divided, and the boards, rails or poles securely fastened to the posts; if poles not less than three inches (3") in diameter at the small end are used, the posts may be set twelve feet (12') apart.

4. If wire be used in the construction of fences, the posts must not be more than twenty-four feet (24') apart, set substantially in the ground, and three (3) substantial stays must be placed at equal distances between the posts, and all wires must be securely fastened to each post and stay with not less than three (3) barbed wires, or four (4) coiled spring wires of not less than number nine (9) gauge. The bottom wire shall be not more than twenty-one inches (21") from the ground, and the other wires a proper distance apart. The wires must be well stretched and the fence not less than forty-seven inches (47") high. If all woven wire fencing is used, the top and bottom wire must be not less than number nine (9) gauge, or two (2) number thirteen (13) gauge wires twisted together, with intermediate bars not less than twelve inches (12") ...