045-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-5 - Railroad Property Fencing
(See W.S. 37-9-304, W.S. W.S. W.S. 37-9-305, and W.S. W.S. W.S. 37-9-312.)
(a) Immediate or urgent fencing repairs shall
be resolved as directed by state law.
(b) Farmers, ranchers, or other landowners
shall notify WYDOT at the following address when fencing along railroad
property is found in disrepair, damaged, or missing:
Utilities and Railroads Section, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82009-3340 (telephone 307-777-4859 ).
(c) The farmer, rancher, or landowner shall
provide the following information:
(i) The
specific area (railroad mileposts) fencing is needed,
(ii) The type of repairs needed, and
(iii) The type of fencing
used.
(d) After
notification, the Department shall inspect the area to be fenced by driving,
walking, or riding through it.
(e)
The following are Commission-approved methods of repairing or installing fence:
(i) Stretching wires and stapling or tying
wires to posts.
(ii) Stretching
wires, replacing posts, and stapling or tying wires to posts.
(iii) Removing old fence materials and
building new fencing that complies with W.S. W.S.
W.S.
37-9-304, et seq.
(iv) Repairing or installing fencing that
meets or exceeds Wyoming Department of Transportation fencing
standards.
(f) Payment
for immediate or urgent fencing repairs shall be as directed by state
law.
(g) Once the railroad is
notified of the problem location or area and the type of immediate or urgent
repair needed, the railroad shall comply with W.S. W.S.
W.S.
37-9-312(a)(ii) and W.S.
W.S.
37-9-312(b).
(h) The work described in these rules shall
be performed without interruption unless an emergency that requires temporarily
withdrawing the railroad work force from the project occurs elsewhere on the
railroad's system.
(i) Railroad
companies shall repair and clean cattle guards as needed on public at-grade
railroad crossings.
(j) Any
railroad company failing to comply with W.S. W.S.
W.S.
37-9-304(c) and the
preceding fencing rules is subject to summons into the county or circuit court
where the violation occurred in accordance with W.S. W.S.
W.S.
37-9-302.
Notes
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