The fencing law and penalties are very necessary in the rail trail scenario. One point that is usually always misunderstood. All the fencing seems to focus on keeping livestock off the trail. It takes a different type of fence to keep humans out than it does to keep domestic animals in. Keeping rail trailers off landowner's property should be a top priority to Kansas Legislators.
Liability is a primary concern of the landowners.
Many landowners along trails are elderly. They have a legitimate fear of some trail user suing them. To them, the possibility of losing their entire life savings is a nightmare caused by the presence of a rail trail running through their property. Eliminate the rail trail, and you return to these often lifetime Kansas residents their peace of mind and their enjoyment of the fruits of their life's work. My own mother is 81 years young.