{"data":{"id":"us-il/605-ilcs-5-9-116","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"605 ILCS 5/9-116","heading":"","body":"The owner of any hedge fence growing along the right-of-way line of any public highway shall during the year next after such hedge has obtained the age of 7 years and during each year thereafter, trim such hedge fence to a height not exceeding 5 feet, except for Osage hedge which shall be trimmed annually after the second year from the first trimming to a height not exceeding 4 feet, and the owner shall trim all such hedges on the road side so that foliage will not extend over the right-of-way line for a distance in excess of 4 feet. All such trimming so required shall be done prior to October first.\nThe highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway, upon application of the owner of a farm, may permit such owner to grow a hedge fence to any desired height for a distance not to exceed one-fourth the total length of the hedge fence along the highway to serve as a windbreak for livestock. Such permit is revocable at any time.\nThe provisions of this Section do not apply to any hedge protecting either an orchard or a building.\nAny failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this Section is a petty offense and is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each year of such failure or refusal.","path":["CHAPTER 605 ROADS AND BRIDGES","Illinois Highway Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1745\u0026ChapterID=45\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:39Z","sha256":"406913a34309d83c826500bc3b420ad0b64dba77a306ab2c92fde8e2af70f984","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/605-ilcs-5-9-115.1","next":"us-il/605-ilcs-5-9-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}