{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-256.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 256.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(1) \"Lawful fence\" means:\n(a) A strong and sound fence, four (4) feet high, so close that cattle cannot\ncreep through, made  of rails, or plank, or wire and plank, or iron, or\nhedge, or stone or brick; or\n(b) A ditch three (3) feet deep and three (3) feet broad, with a hedge two (2)\nfeet high or a rail, plank, stone, smooth or barbed wire or brick fence two\nand one-half (2 1/2) feet high on the margin of the ditch, if the fence is so\nclose that cattle cannot creep through; or\n(c) A well-constructed gate four (4) feet high so close that cattle cannot creep\nthrough, made  of wood slats and wood framing or made  of metal slats\nand framing either or both, forming a part of a fence otherwise lawful and\nentering upon a public road or highway or entering upon a private or\npublic road or passway over the land of another adjacent owner; or\n(d) A cattle guard not less than eight (8) feet wide and not less than six (6)\nfeet across with a pit not less than two (2) feet six (6) inches deep with\niron pipes not less than two (2) nor more than six (6) inches in diameter,\niron rails or wooden  rails not less than two (2) nor more than four (4)\ninches across the surface exposed to traffic, and not less than five (5)\ninches apart, constituting a part of a fence otherwise lawful and entering\nupon a public road or highway or entering upon a private or public road or\npassway  over the land of another adjacent landowner. Provided,\nhowever, the definition or description of a lawful fence or cattle guard in\nthis paragraph (d) shall not apply to the term \"cattle guard\" as used in\nKRS  256.150.\n(2) As  used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, \"railroad\"\nmeans  the person who owns a right-of-way and owns or controls a railroad in\nthis state that has been in operation for five (5) years.\n(3) As  used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, \"livestock\"\nmeans  cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, or any\nother animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid\nspecies.","path":["KRS Chapter 256"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46655","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:05Z","sha256":"5682efd025becab69ee1ae8bcdc43a228eb6c98592fdd77ec610b26f44229ee9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-253.990","next":"us-ky/krs-256.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}