All railroads shall erect and maintain cattle guards at all terminal points of fences constructed along their lines, except at points where the lines are not required to be fenced on both sides, and at public crossings. Where there is a private passway across the railroad, the landowner for whose benefit the passway is kept open shall bear one-half (1/2) of the expense of cattle guards and gates, and shall erect the gates. The railroad shall erect the cattle guards.
Effective: October 1, 1942

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 256.150

  • railroad: means the person who owns a right-of-way and owns or controls a railroad in this state that has been in operation for five (5) years. See Kentucky Statutes 256.010

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 1793.