318.10 - FENCES.

        318.10  FENCES.         1.  A fence which constitutes an immediate and dangerous hazard      shall, without notice or liability in damages, be removed by the      highway authority.  In all other cases where a fence is an      obstruction in a highway right-of-way, notice in writing of not less      than thirty days shall be given to the owner, occupant, or agent of      the land enclosed by the fence.         2.  The notice shall, with reasonable certainty, specify the line      to which the fences shall be removed and shall be served in the same      manner that original notices are required to be served, or in writing      by certified mail, or in any other manner reasonably calculated to      apprise the person responsible for the fence.         3.  The department and the county engineer, or the board of      supervisors if a county engineer is not available, may designate the      location of a fence within a highway right-of-way.  A fence that is      not properly located within the highway right-of-way shall be removed      within a time prescribed to a designated location.  If not so      removed, the highway authority may remove the fences and recover      costs as provided in section 318.5.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2006 Acts, ch 1097, §10         Manner of service. R.C.P. 1.302--1.315