43-17-40. Responsibility for construction and maintenance of gate or opening.The responsibility for construction and maintenance of any gate or opening required pursuant to §§43-17-35 and 43-17-36 in a fence across a stream that is navigable pursuant to §43-17-34 shall be shared equally among those persons who caused the fence to be constructed. Any liability arising from the construction of a fence across a stream that is navigable pursuant to §43-17-34 shall be borne by those persons who caused the fence to be constructed. Source: SL 1992, ch 311, §3.
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