How Will Ohio's New Fence Law Affect You?
Ohio State University Extension's Guernsey County office invites you to a Fence Law Workshop on Wednesday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m., in Old Washington. The topic: Ohio's new fence law and how it will affect you.
Peggy Hall, director of OSU Extension's Agricultural and Resource Law Program, will speak.
The program takes place at the Oscar Share Hall at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335 Old National Road.
Registration costs $10 per person and is due by April 6.
Send your name, address and telephone number to OSU Extension, Guernsey County, P.O. Box 300, Old Washington, OH 43768. Make checks payable to OSU Extension.
Call Clif Little, (740) 489-5300 or (740) 432-9300, for more information.
The new law, which went into effect on Sept. 30 last year, has different rules for line fence obligations. "A rule of individual responsibility will apply to 'new' line fences, while 'old' and previously existing fences will be subject to a rule of equitable shares," Hall writes in a fact sheet called "The New Ohio Fence Law") (free at http://www.aede.osu.edu/programs/aglaw/; look under "The Latest News").
"Landowners should note that certain actions are necessary to ensure the continuation of shared responsibility for old or pre-existing fences," she explains.
OSU Extension, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Soil and Water Conservation, and Ohio Farm Bureau's Guernsey County office are the sponsors.