§ 4:20-1 Sufficiency of fences in general
§ 4:20-2 Sufficiency of partition fences
§ 4:20-3 Partition fences of barbed wire
§ 4:20-4 Gates as part of partition fence
§ 4:20-5 Sufficiency of ditches as fences in meadows
§ 4:20-6 Sufficiency as fences of things equivalent thereto
§ 4:20-6.1 Matching grant program established; deer fencing
§ 4:20-7 Duty to make and maintain portion of partition fence
§ 4:20-8 Failure to make and maintain portion of partition fence
§ 4:20-9 Apportioning of partition fence for erection and maintenance
§ 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
§ 4:20-21 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
§ 4:20-24 Impounding and sale where no public pound
§ 4:20-25 Molestation of gate in partition fence; penalty; damages and impounding of animals
§ 4:20-26 Effect of failure to maintain fences on damages and impounding
§ 4:20-27 Effect of failure to maintain portion of partition fence
§ 4:20-28 Injuring animals trespassing for want of sufficient fence
§ 4:20-29 Damages to animals by barbed wire partition fences
§ 4:20-30 Fences in highway for preservation of hedges
§ 4:20-31 Ploughing or digging close to hedge prohibited
§ 4:20-32 Violations of sections 4:20-30 and 4:20-31; penalty; damages
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