Montana legislators mull 85 mph speed limit

[audiowize]

Hmm, I wonder if my insurance covers the cost to the rancher of an animal strike...

 

[Uncle Hud]

How could it be my fault if somebody's cow wandered onto the road? Roads are not built for cows or any other livestock; roads are built for people and vehicles.

Mankind invented fences to keep livestock where they belong, and maybe even invented fences before they invented roads.

 

[erixun]

In Utah we have areas known as 'open ranges' meaning there is no fence. If you strike a cow/livestock, you are at fault. There are cattle guards you cross over and signs posted when you enter in an open range area. Just need to pay more attention.... especially around corners.

 

[Spud]

How could it be my fault if somebody's cow wandered onto the road? Roads are not built for cows or any other livestock; roads are built for people and vehicles.
Mankind invented fences to keep livestock where they belong, and maybe even invented fences before they invented roads.

It's your fault because (1) there's a law that says so, (2) states like ID WY MT UT NV have vast areas where ranchers are allowed to graze livestock, (3) the cost of fencing huge areas would be enormous, (4) a lot of grazing is on public land so the ranchers couldn't fence it anyway, (5) livestock make people lots of money, (6) people with lots of money buy laws that help them, whoops, I mean, legislators (who are usually ranchers) enact laws based on the will of the people, (7) see #1.

In western states, open range means you hit and kill any livestock, you pay for the animal, period. You die hitting a cow, expect your estate to get a bill for the animal.

 

[FJRay]

In the late sixty's I got the pleasure of paying for a horse in AZ. I was returning from some drag races outside Phoenix at night and it was a black horse. I was outside the city limits and open range law was in effect. The base legal office helped a bit but at the time I was making $86.00 a month and it was a $400.00 horse. It took a while to pay it off.

 

[Pterodactyl]

If we're a rancher I'd be shoving my sick livestock out on the highway.

 

[Uncle Hud]

A few posts ago, Spud said: It's your fault because (1) there's a law that says so, (2) states like ID WY MT UT NV have vast areas where ranchers are allowed to graze livestock, (3) the cost of fencing huge areas would be enormous, (4) a lot of grazing is on public land so the ranchers couldn't fence it anyway, (5) livestock make people lots of money, (6) people with lots of money buy laws that help them, whoops, I mean, legislators (who are usually ranchers) enact laws based on the will of the people, (7) see #1.

In western states, open range means you hit and kill any livestock, you pay for the animal, period. You die hitting a cow, expect your estate to get a bill for the animal.
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Thanks, man. That was clear, concise, and easily understood.