                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERSONS HAVING EASEMENT MAY REPLACE GATE WITH CATTLE GUARD; MAINTENANCE AND USE
THEREOF; DEEMED LAWFUL GATE (§ 55.1-2809)

Any person having an easement of right-of-way across the lands of another may,
at his own expense, replace any gate thereon with a substantial cattle guard
sufficient to turn livestock. Such cattle guards shall be maintained by the
owner of the easement, who shall be responsible for keeping such cattle guards
at all times in sufficient condition to turn livestock. If a cattle guard is
rendered inoperative by inclement weather, the easement owner shall utilize and
maintain any reasonable alternative method sufficient to turn livestock from the
inoperative cattle guard until such cattle guard is rendered operative again. If
the gate to be replaced is needed or used for the orderly ingress and egress of
equipment or animals thereover, then such persons acting under the authority of
this section shall construct such cattle guards so as to allow such ingress and
egress or, if such easement is of sufficient width, may place such cattle guard
adjacent to such gate.
		Such a cattle guard shall be deemed a lawful gate and not an interference with
such easement.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 8-873.2, 8-873.3; 1954, c. 461; 1977, c. 624, §
55-305; 1992, c. 483; 2019, c. 712.