{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-20-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 4:20-1","heading":"Sufficiency of fences in general","body":"A fence shall be deemed lawful, subject to the provisions of section 4:20-2  of this title, if four feet and two inches high measuring from the level or  surface of the earth, and close, strong and sufficient to prevent horses and  cattle from going through or under it.","path":["TITLE 4 AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"238e6317143d6da8a9506112a9aced2973466f83b5d2fd8109a31720b59ae315","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-19a-17","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-20-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}