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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 163139" data-attributes="member: 373">So having an open public meeting where YOUR concerns and input can be voiced and heard is not a good idea? Remember if there are significant impacts to the community these county commissioners are elected  by everyone in the county right? Perhaps there are long lasting future ramifications of keeping some section lines open to travel that end in lakes or sloughs or ravines or coulees ...............as well? I am surprised there is no requirement of posting road closures when section lines are closed.- - - Updated - - -24-06-28. Obstruction of section lines prohibited - Exception - Certain fences notconsidered obstructions - Obstructions and traffic safety hazards - Penalty.1. A person may not place or cause to be placed any permanent obstruction within thevertical plane of thirty-three feet [10.06 meters] of any section line or within the right ofway of any highway, unless written permission is first secured from the board of countycommissioners or the board of township supervisors, as appropriate. The permissionmust be granted where the section line has been closed pursuant to section 24-07-03or where the topography of the land along the section line is such that in the opinion ofthe board of county commissioners or board of township supervisors, as the case maybe, the construction of a road on the section line is impracticable.2. A person may not place or cause to be placed any obstruction or traffic safety hazardwithin the vertical plane of thirty-three feet [10.06 meters] of any section line or withinthe right of way of any highway, unless written permission is first secured from theboard of county commissioners or board of township supervisors, as appropriate.3. Subsection 1 may not be construed to prohibit construction of fences:a. Along or across section lines which have been closed pursuant to section24-07-03 or which have not been opened because construction of a road isimpracticable due to the topography of the land along the section line, but suchfences are subject to removal as provided in section 24-06-30.b. Across section lines which have not been closed pursuant to section 24-07-03 ifcattle guards are provided in accordance with chapter 24-10 where fences crossthe section lines.4. The construction of fences pursuant to subsection 3 may not be considered anobstruction of section lines and any person who damages any fence or who opens andfails to close any gate constructed under subsection 3 is guilty of an infraction.5. Subsection 2 does not apply to a railroad company performing maintenance and repairwork of railroad track, crossings, or other railroad facilities.24-06-29. Removal of permanent obstructions - Removal of obstructions and trafficsafety hazards - Cost.1. If a person places or causes to be placed a permanent obstruction within the verticalplane of thirty-three feet [10.06 meters] of any section line or within the right of way ofany highway, the board of county commissioners or board of township supervisors, asappropriate, when a public highway is opened, shall notify the owners of adjacentproperty to remove the permanent obstruction. Written notice by registered mail to therecord owner of the adjacent property mailed to the owner's last-known address and toany other persons in possession of the property constitutes valid notice. If the ownersfail to remove the permanent obstruction within thirty days after the notice is mailed,the board of county commissioners or the board of township supervisors, asappropriate, shall remove the permanent obstruction. The cost of removal must beentered the same as taxes against the adjacent property and paid in the same manneras taxes.2. If a person places or causes to be placed an obstruction or traffic safety hazard withinthe vertical plane of thirty-three feet [10.06 meters] of any section line or within theright of way of any highway road surface, the board of county commissioners or boardof township supervisors, as appropriate, shall issue a written order to the person whocaused the obstruction or traffic safety hazard to be placed there to remove theobstruction or traffic safety hazard. If the person notified fails to remove the obstructionor traffic safety hazard as soon as practical after the notice is received, the board ofcounty commissioners or board of township supervisors, as appropriate, shall removethe obstruction or traffic safety hazard. The person responsible for placement of theobstruction or traffic safety hazard is responsible and may be billed for any costsincurred by the county or township for removal of the obstruction or traffic safetyhazard.3. Subsection 2 does not apply to railroad facilities.</blockquote>

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