Vermont § 3807 Damage by straying animals

Vermont Statutes

§ 3807 — Damage by straying animals

Vermont § 3807

Title 24Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Ch. 109Chapter 109: Fences and Fence Viewers

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 3807 (2026).

Text

When the lands of two or more individuals are so situated that none of them are compelled to make and maintain a fence on the dividing line between their land by reason of open or unoccupied lands or highways lying between, each owner or keeper shall be liable for the damages done on the occupied lands of others by an animal straying from his or her lands and being taken on such occupied lands. Such damages may be recovered in a civil action on this statute.

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When the lands of two or more individuals are so situated that none of them are compelled to make and maintain a fence on the dividing line between their land by reason of open or unoccupied lands or highways lying between, each owner or keeper shall be liable for the damages done on the occupied lands of others by an animal straying from his or her lands and being taken on such occupied lands. Such damages may be recovered in a civil action on this statute.