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What the heck is a "Fence Out" state? Laramie, WY Real Estate

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Live in Laramie Real Estate, Laramie, Wyoming WY #12296

Wandering cowWhen it comes to cattle, Wyoming is a  FENCE OUT State.  That means if you live in rural Wyoming and you do not want cattle to roam freely on your land, then it is your job to fence them out!  Isn't that a funny concept?!

Sheep, goats, swine and elk(?!), on the other hand, are required to be fenced in.  Though, permissions are given that allow herds of sheep to be crossed from one grazing area to another by going through someone else's land if necessary.  However, that is "only as long as the animals are not allowed to stop and de-pasture the enclosure."  Good luck telling the sheep that!       

sheep eating flower

Someone wrote an in depth summary about the origin of this law from which I borrowed the "de-pasturing" quote at: http://wlsb.state.wy.us/LE/fencelaw.htm. 

 

 You can also check out a lively, online discussion from 2007 - 2009 at:
http://www.city-data.com/forum/rural-small-town-living/772201-help-neighbors-cows-trashing-my-yard-4.html#ixzz1EMJd0aFi

 

"Fence Out" is a concept I never heard before I got into real estate, but now that I know what it is, it explains A  LOT  about the gates and fencing we encounter in the public wilderness areas around here!

 

 

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Brenda Whitman, Broker/Co-owner                                                Office Phone: 307.460.3298

Live in Laramie Real Estate                                                                Cell Phone: 307.399.5477

302 S 2nd Street, Suite 206                                                      E-mail: brenda@liveinlaramie.com

Laramie, Wyoming  82070                                                       Office Website:  www.liveinlaramie.com

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Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Wow I never heard of this terminology, interestingly it reminds me when I was living in Germany, my landlord was working in northern Germany and I was on the Czechoslovak Border with my Infantry Company training for the Russian Invasion..... anyway I am digressing, my landlady had a great fenced in backyard, but the nearby farm lost control of their cows and they were roaming all over the country side and knocked down her fence and she had three uninvited cows in her back yard:))Endre

Dec 23, 2017 09:29 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Brenda.

Learned something new today.  Never heard of that before reading this, interesting for sure

Dec 24, 2017 02:28 AM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Brenda Whitman, Live in Laramie Real Estate That is an encouraging concept that I am sure makes Wyoming such a refereshing State.  Definitely Cattle Country!

Dec 24, 2017 01:16 PM