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What is the cattle fencing laws in illinois? Who is responsible to fix the fence if there cattle gets out?
If the cattle does not belong to us (we don't own any cattle) and they get out in our fields and damage our crops are we responsible for fixing the fence?
Answer: Who owns the fence? Was it improperly maintained or did the cattle break a properly maintained fence? The law is not as simple as you pretend.
If you want to read the Illinois fence statute, you can link to it here: