<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 43-23-2 - Duty of adjoining owner of land to build half of partition fence. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2065353Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065353SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065353CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065353Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065353DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065353DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065353000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065353SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065353SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2065353Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-23-2"><span class="s2065353SENU">43-23-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065353SENU">. </span><span class="s2065353CL">Duty of adjoining owner of land to build half of partition fence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065353Normal-000000"><span class="s2065353DefaultParagraphFont">Unless otherwise agreed upon, if adjoining landowners are liable for one</span><span class="s2065353DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065353DefaultParagraphFont">half of the expense of erecting and maintaining a partition fence pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-23-1"><span class="s2065353DefaultParagraphFont">43-23-1</span></a><span class="s2065353DefaultParagraphFont">, each owner of adjoining lands shall build that half of the fence which shall be upon his right hand when he stands upon his own land and faces the line upon which the proposed fence is to be built.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065353Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065353000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065353Normal"><span class="s2065353SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065353SCL-000003"> SL 1909, ch 197, § 2; RC 1919, § 10532; SDC 1939, § 19.0102; SL 1988, ch 350, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>