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Resident urges Rockbridge County to reconsider "fence-out" livestock rule
Summary
At the March 10 Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors meeting, a resident described repeated livestock trespass and urged the board to research switching from a "fence-out" policy to a "fence-in" ordinance like Augusta and Rockingham counties; the board asked staff to gather information but took no formal vote.
Anne Russick of the Buffalo magisterial district told the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on March 10 that recurring livestock breakouts on to her property have caused property damage and safety concerns and urged the board to consider abandoning the county's current "fence-out" ordinance.
Russick told the board she and her husband have kept horses on a 30-acre parcel for 30 years and described an incident on March 6 when about 12 to 15 Angus cattle wandered onto her driveway, entered an open hay shed and damaged equipment and feed. "Because of the fence out ordinance, there is no time frame that obligates an owner to retrieve his animals," Russick said. She said a deputy…
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