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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 624; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":369802,"section_number":"55.1-2814","catch_line":"How governing body of county may make local fence law","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2814\/"},{"id":370395,"section_number":"56-429","catch_line":"Company to erect fences along roadbed; cattle guards, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-429\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1475265,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369804,"identifier":"55.1-2816","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/5\/55.1-2816","url":"\/55.1-2816\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2816\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/5\/55.1-2816","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application to railroad companies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2816","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No action taken under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"How governing body of county may make local fence law\" href=\"\/55.1-2814\/\">55.1-2814<\/a> shall relieve any railroad company of any duty or obligation imposed on every such company by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Company to erect fences along roadbed; cattle guards, etc\" href=\"\/56-429\/\">56-429<\/a>, or imposed by any other <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> now in force, in reference to fencing their lines of railway and rights-of-way.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION TO RAILROAD COMPANIES (\u00a7 55.1-2816)\n\nNo action taken under the provisions of \u00a7 55.1-2814 shall relieve any railroad\ncompany of any duty or obligation imposed on every such company by \u00a7 56-429, or\nimposed by any other statute now in force, in reference to fencing their lines\nof railway and rights-of-way.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-882; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7 55-312; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}