Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Barbed and Razor Wire Fence Laws

A recent post by Dottie Smith on Redding.com mentions a California Law from the late 1800's making it a misdemeanor to erect a barbed wire fence adjacent to a pubic road without also erecting "in a substantial manner a board or a rail closer than three feet from the ground on such fence, equal in strength and size to a pine board six inches in width, one inch in thickness, and sixteen feet in length".

This brings up the issue of balancing security and esthetics, because no one wants to live in a neighborhood that feels like a prison.

[caption id="attachment_471" align="alignright" width="300"]removed razor wire The owners of J&L Auto Sales and Service, has had his lot robbed many times since having to remove the razor wire from the fence around his shop. - photo: nj.com[/caption]

This article on NJ.com a few years ago addresses some issues that came up in regards to this in Newark when the city began enforcing a 1966 law that banned barbed-wire. The comments bring the various strong feelings of readers to light.

 

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