All 50 states and DC
Fence laws by state
51 of 51 states have a page. Each one answers ten questions from that state's own statute book, quotes the line that does it, and says plainly which questions the state leaves to cities.
Pick a state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
What was read, and when
Every answer above comes from a document that was opened and quoted. This is the record of that, per state, and it is the part of the site that goes stale rather than wrong.
| State | Findings | Documents | Core topics | Last read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12 | 9 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Alaska | 14 | 10 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Arizona | 13 | 8 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 5 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| California | 13 | 9 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Colorado | 11 | 6 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 8 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Delaware | 15 | 6 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| District of Columbia | 16 | 17 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Florida | 12 | 9 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Georgia | 10 | 6 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Hawaii | 14 | 13 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Idaho | 16 | 16 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Illinois | 11 | 9 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Indiana | 11 | 5 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Iowa | 20 | 15 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Kansas | 19 | 17 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 10 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Louisiana | 13 | 13 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Maine | 15 | 11 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Maryland | 10 | 7 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 11 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Michigan | 11 | 9 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 8 | 1 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Missouri | 14 | 13 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Montana | 17 | 13 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 12 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Nevada | 17 | 10 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 11 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 11 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| New Mexico | 13 | 6 | 3 of 4 | 17 September 2026 |
| New York | 12 | 9 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| North Carolina | 11 | 7 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| North Dakota | 18 | 6 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Ohio | 12 | 10 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Oregon | 13 | 7 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 7 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Rhode Island | 15 | 13 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 9 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 11 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 5 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Texas | 12 | 5 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Utah | 13 | 13 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Vermont | 14 | 10 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Virginia | 12 | 6 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Washington | 11 | 6 | 4 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| West Virginia | 15 | 10 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 11 | 3 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |
| Wyoming | 21 | 10 | 2 of 4 | 13 September 2026 |