Minnesota Partition Fence Law

St. Paul, MN 55155 Minnesota Partition Fence LawMinnesota Statutes, Chapter 344Introduction: Fence law and livestock managementlaws.and a discussion of court decisions in Minnesota and other states on the constitutionality of fenceMinnesota fence law. The Appendices include a detailed section-by-section summary of the lawlimited merely to owners of livestock. The following paragraphs summarize and discussimproved land to build and maintain “partition fences.” This responsibility is broadly shared; notpartition fence law (hereinafter referred to as “fence law”) imposes obligations on owners ofultimately responsible for limiting the unchecked mobility of domestic livestock. The Minnesotasupercede practices suitable to an open range environment. These laws determine who isLike most western cultures, the United States and individual states have developed laws thatfences, walls, or other structures to limit the mobility of livestock.principally responsible for keeping livestock in designated areas. Other societies rely mostly onsecure, safe, and suitable areas. Many societies practice “open range” management; herders aremore than 9,000 years ago, a key social and legal issue has been how to keep the livestock withinSince humankind began to domesticate animals (livestock) for food, fiber, hides, and draft workactions and judicial decisions on fence law in other states.identifies case law that has interpreted the law. It also reviews recent ...