As a farming and ranching state, South Dakota has numerous agricultural-related laws. One particularly interesting area of agricultural law is entitled “Partition Fences” and outlines South Dakota’s rules for the who, what, when, where, and why of constructing suitable fences between landowners. Here’s a few of the key points:
- South Dakota law requires that adjoining landowners each be responsible for one-half of the construction and costs of a suitable fence between their respective pieces of property.
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