This is the case even though the situation exists on the half of the boundary belonging to one landowner. If a landowner wishes to remove a segment of a line fence, his neighbor is entitled to six-months' notice. While the neighbor may not object to the fence being removed, he is entitled to its protection for an unharvested crop, even though six months may have elapsed after notice. Line fences of hedge or other lawful vegetation are required to be trimmed at least once annually to no more than 5 feet in height and 3 feet in width. Again, if a landowner or tenant ignores this rule, the township trustee is required by statutory procedures to see that the trimming is done and that the non-performing landowner is billed.
Appropriate courts are available to enforce the statute.
When a railroad fails to build or maintain a fence desired by an adjacent landowner, the landowner may build or repair the fence and follow procedures in the law to obtain reimbursement of costs, including attorney's fees. Variances may be granted to avoid having a fence fronting a business or other property in the case of non-interstate, limited access roads. But in these cases, the fence becomes the property and responsibility of the abutting owner. Indiana state park policy is to share costs with neighboring landowners when a fence is needed for livestock. Signs rather than fences are used to mark boundaries, unless signs are inadequate for the situation.