[Legal protection of fences against damage or destruction.]

All fences shall be considered as under the care and protection of the law, for damages done, or destruction committed thereon. History: Laws 1869, ch. 20, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1272; C.L. 1897, § 1814; Code 1915, § 2347; C.S. 1929, § 50-109; 1941 Comp., § 49-1808; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-8.