White v. City of Watertown

¶ 1.

LUNDSTEN, P.J.

Chapter 90 of the Wisconsin Statutes regulates partition fences on farming and grazing land as defined in the chapter. For ease of reading, we will frequently refer to farming and grazing land that is covered by Chapter 90 as "qualifying land."

¶ 2. Chapter 90 provides fencing specifications, requires adjoining landowners to share costs, and provides dispute-resolution procedures for these landowners. Chapter 90 makes clear that, when qualifying land is in a town, the town is responsible for administering and enforcing Chapter 90 in respect to the fencing. However, Chapter 90…