New Jersey Statutes

§ 4:20-4 — Gates as part of partition fence

New Jersey § 4:20-4

JurisdictionNew Jersey

Title 4AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:20-4 (2026).

Text

Swinging gates erected as a part of a partition fence between adjoining lands shall be considered a lawful fence if they are four feet six inches high, and so close and strong as to prevent horses, cattle and sheep from going through or under them.

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Nearby Sections

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§ 4:20-1

Sufficiency of fences in general

§ 4:20-10

Specification of time for making partition fence

§ 4:20-11

Placing partition fence where parties disagree

§ 4:20-12

Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is private road or watercourse

§ 4:20-13

Placing and apportioning partition fence when line is township boundary

§ 4:20-14

Failure of members of township committee to agree

§ 4:20-15

Failure of member of township committee to act; penalty

§ 4:20-16

Fees of township committee members

§ 4:20-17

Notice as prerequisite to removal of partition fence

§ 4:20-18

Agreements respecting partition fences

§ 4:20-19

Registration of agreements and certificates; fee

§ 4:20-2

Sufficiency of partition fences

§ 4:20-21

Failure of clerk to register; penalty

§ 4:20-22

Damages by animals breaking through lawful fences

§ 4:20-23

Impounding and sale of such animals

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