hello, Mr. State Police man...

MilkTester · #21 10/03/07, 10:29 PM

I agree totally with JeffNY....obviously, if you can't tell who's cattle they are then call 911. What the heck is the police going to do anyways? I guess they could set up some sort of road block to slow traffic. Not like the cops are gonna be much help getting the cattle moved--at least the cops around here anyways. On a busy highway, I can see how it would be in everyone's best interest to call so at least the police could help try to slow traffic.

jnap31 · #22 10/04/07, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffNY

This is what I find funny. Why is it us farmers can get a ticket for the animals being in the road. Then if someone hits them, you get sued. Yet if you hit someone for being in the road MEANT for cars, you get the ticket. Yet think about this. A cow does not know any better, and if they get out, it can be with a perfectly good fence. Yet a person is walking in the road, or perhaps runs in front of you, yet its your fault? I would think the person in the road would get the ticket, especially if they ran in front of you (usually the case) would be at fault more so than the cow that didn't know any better, and is in the road. Not only that, most of the time people are going WAY to fast. I had a close call as well with a cop, some moron called 911, vs stopping. We got them in before she arrived, and she did say to me that you could get a ticket. I was thinking "that is bs". Either way, no ticket, animals were in when she came.

Jeff

Some states have free range laws, Most countries I have been in have folks that graze the cows on the side of the roads and use the roads if you hit one you pay opposite from most of the USA now. I guess they made those laws cause more folks want to drive cars/suvs than cows or horses also the car drivers have been killed when they hit cows that were out, that is why they made those laws in AR I hear.I only have 2 acres and so graze my animals on the right of way no accidents yet though one neighbor said he would take my house if he hits one.

Terry W · #23 10/04/07, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rose2005

ROFL! I have to wonder though, if the camera in the state police car was rolling......you may be entertaining a whole bunch of folk with their donuts this morning.

Rose

How about on some future episode of "Cops"?

I was driving through W Va one day, in the mountains, when traffic backed up-- i was not familair with the area, so i did not push anything-- the road was narrow and winding-- in fact, lots of hairpin turns--
Found the cause very quickly-- a calf was beside the road, and licking each car as it went by!!! Explain that 'scrape' to the rental company....

Loved the clothing description!!!

jlgoinggreen · #24 02/07/10, 11:20 PM

OK.....I know this is really old, but I can't stop laughing. My husband also has a favorite pair of orange swim trunks he wears all the time. I read this and could picture my husband. 3 yrs later and it still is hilarious. If you are still on here, thank you for the laugh.

haypoint · #25 02/08/10, 07:47 AM

Call 911 instead of helping herd?

I can help herd livestock, but about the time I had to stop traffic and there was an accident........

On a gravel road, I'd help herd. On blacktop, let the traffic control guys handle it.

The policeman might have called it an incident report, but you should think of it as a first strike. You get a few incident reports, you might have legal trouble. If they have filed a few such reports and someone hits a cow in the road, it isn't going to be a wrist slap. While some may believe that cattle can get out of any fence, when your cow causes an accident, you can expect a fence expert will be evaluating your setup and be a material witness. Too late for excuses then.

genebo · #26 02/08/10, 06:00 PM

In Virginia, there are two sets of code: One is the free range law and the other says you have to keep your animals in your fence. Each County can adopt the code they wish, but can't make up their own.

There is a separate code for habitual offenders, whose livestock gets out frequently. They are not only responsible for the damage their livestock does, they're guilty of a crime for letting them get out all the time.

In my free range county, if you don't want cows in your yard, you have to fence them out. I still have to fence mine in, but in case one does escape and you don't have a fence, I'm not responsible for them eating your roses.

Unless my livestock were to get out habitually, then it's a whole different matter. How that case turns out depends upon how good your lawyer is (or if he's the judge's brother-in-law)

Genebo
Paradise Farm