Margali
Herd Master
I am getting ready to start fixing the fencing at our new property. I have a several questions regarding fencing vs neighbors animals and human kids climbing the fence. We've already had a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff stolen.
What I've found so far:
Texas
- purple paint = no trespassing posted
- open range except US and State highway frontages and counties or municpalities that enacted stock laws
- There is a legal standard for "fence-out" but not "fence-in" fencing.
Johnson County
- stock law to fence in horse, mules, jacks, jennetts, and donkeys.
Municipality
- My property is outside city limits.
- If my animals get outside of fencing and cross county road then they are "At Large" inside city limits.
The property line between myself and neighbor with donkeys has 2 fences run in tandem. Both are woven wire and barbed wire on tposts. Her donkeys have trampled it reaching good grass in my pasture. Can I put hot wires on my fence pointed to her side to keep donkeys from stepping on it? Or do they have to stay on my side?![20210829_172529.jpg 20210829_172529.jpg](https://www.backyardherds.com/data/attachments/86/86963-bb662f4ff2219339633924b9cdef6511.jpg)
The neighborhood kids have been using above ground pool ladder to climb the fence and enter property for who knows how long. When we closed on property I threw ladder back into neighborhood. They put the ladder back and I removed it again this weekend. I want to break them of habit of randomly entering property BEFORE I get sheep and LSG dogs. What would be next step besides bilingual "No Trespassing" signs? Will I ever be able to put electric along this fenceline?
What I've found so far:
Texas
- purple paint = no trespassing posted
- open range except US and State highway frontages and counties or municpalities that enacted stock laws
- There is a legal standard for "fence-out" but not "fence-in" fencing.
Johnson County
- stock law to fence in horse, mules, jacks, jennetts, and donkeys.
Municipality
- My property is outside city limits.
- If my animals get outside of fencing and cross county road then they are "At Large" inside city limits.
The property line between myself and neighbor with donkeys has 2 fences run in tandem. Both are woven wire and barbed wire on tposts. Her donkeys have trampled it reaching good grass in my pasture. Can I put hot wires on my fence pointed to her side to keep donkeys from stepping on it? Or do they have to stay on my side?
![20210829_172529.jpg 20210829_172529.jpg](https://www.backyardherds.com/data/attachments/86/86963-bb662f4ff2219339633924b9cdef6511.jpg)
The neighborhood kids have been using above ground pool ladder to climb the fence and enter property for who knows how long. When we closed on property I threw ladder back into neighborhood. They put the ladder back and I removed it again this weekend. I want to break them of habit of randomly entering property BEFORE I get sheep and LSG dogs. What would be next step besides bilingual "No Trespassing" signs? Will I ever be able to put electric along this fenceline?