76-16-320. Maintenance of fences. (1) Regarding fences within the external boundaries of state districts, the cost of construction and maintenance of fence enclosing lands controlled by any member, nonmember, or state district within the external boundaries of such state district shall be borne by such member, nonmember, or state district, unless otherwise provided for in the duly approved bylaws of such state district.
     (2) In the event of the adoption of provisions to the bylaws of a state district whereby the cost of construction and maintenance of fence is to be distributed proportionately among the parties affected by such cost of construction and maintenance of fence, the state district's proportionate share of such costs and maintenance shall be financed only by assessments levied by the state district against the permittee members of the district upon consent thereto by 55% of such permittee members.

     History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 208, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 199, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 257, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 46-2326(11), (12).