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cattle guards, etc\" href=\"\/56-429\/\">56-429<\/a>, may discontinue all cattle guards enclosed by such fences, except such as are provided for at public or private crossings, and in lieu thereof the owners of contiguous lands may connect their fences with those of the company at such place or places as they may desire.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN CATTLE GUARDS MAY BE DISCONTINUED (\u00a7 56-434)\n\nEvery railroad company, after erecting the fences mentioned in \u00a7 56-429, may\ndiscontinue all cattle guards enclosed by such fences, except such as are\nprovided for at public or private crossings, and in lieu thereof the owners of\ncontiguous lands may connect their fences with those of the company at such\nplace or places as they may desire.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3951.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}