§ 17128 Fence And Livestock Trespass

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

This law keeps old rules about fences and animals alive in Trinity, Shasta, and Siskiyou counties, and lets people take (capture) goats, pigs, or hogs that wander onto someone else's land.

Key Takeaways

•Old fence and animal rules still work in Trinity, Shasta, and Siskiyou.
•Goats, pigs, and hogs can be captured if they stray onto another person's land.
•All other parts of the old laws stay the same until a new law changes them.

Example

A farmer in Shasta County lets his goat roam, and the goat wanders onto the neighbor's garden.

The neighbor can legally catch the goat because the old fence law says goats, pigs, and hogs can be taken up when they trespass in those counties.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 17128 Fence And Livestock Trespass

The act entitled “An act concerning lawful fences, and animals, trespassing upon lawfully enclosed lands,” passed March 30, 1850 (Ch. 49, Stats. 1850), and an act entitled “An act concerning lawful fences in the Counties of San Bernardino, Colusa, Shasta, Tehama and Placer,” approved April 18, 1859 (Ch. 266, Stats. 1859), insofar as the provisions of each of the acts apply to or affect the Counties of Trinity, Shasta, except that portion described in Section 17126, and Siskiyou, are continued in force, except as to goats, swine, or hogs, which may be taken up in the counties when the goats, swine or hogs estray or trespass on lands of others. The provisions of this chapter apply to goats, swine, or hogs in such counties, but in all other respects the acts specified in this section are continued in full force therein, it being determined that the conditions prevailing in the Counties of Trinity, Shasta, except that portion described in Section 17126, and Siskiyou demand the continued application of the acts in the counties until such time as action is taken pursuant to Section 17124. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

lawful fences trespassing animals goats, swine, or hogs Section 17126 Section 17124

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 17128.

§ 17128 Fence And Livestock Trespass

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 17128 Fence And Livestock Trespass

This law keeps old rules about fences and animals alive in Trinity, Shasta, and Siskiyou counties, and lets people take (capture) goats, pigs, or hogs that wander onto someone else's land.

Key Takeaways

•Old fence and animal rules still work in Trinity, Shasta, and Siskiyou.
•Goats, pigs, and hogs can be captured if they stray onto another person's land.
•All other parts of the old laws stay the same until a new law changes them.

Example

A farmer in Shasta County lets his goat roam, and the goat wanders onto the neighbor's garden.

The neighbor can legally catch the goat because the old fence law says goats, pigs, and hogs can be taken up when they trespass in those counties.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 17128 Fence And Livestock Trespass

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

lawful fences trespassing animals goats, swine, or hogs Section 17126 Section 17124

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 17128.

Key Takeaways

Example

Key Terms

Related Statutes

References

Key Takeaways

Example

Key Terms

Related Statutes

References