property boundary fence. 113. MAINTENANCE CODES FOR RURAL AREAS Farm Bureau opposes any state or county maintenance codes for rural areas. 114. BURNING OF ABANDONED FARM BUILDINGS We recommend that agricultural landowners be allowed to burn abandoned structures – i.e. barns and equipment sheds – on lands qualifying for “farm use” tax classification, provided that the structure is free of asbestos, asphalt, wiring and any other hazardous materials. 115. GOVERNMENT SURPLUS LAND We recommend that the last private owner or their heirs, successors or assignees be given first option to repurchase any declared government surplus land. 116. RAILROAD RIGHTS-OFWAY Farm Bureau recommends that once damage or loss to a property owner resulting from railroad rights-of-way is reported to the railroad that a representative of the railroad should investigate within five days, a settlement satisfactory to both parties should be reached within 30 days and the railroad be solely responsible for any legal fees or costs. We oppose provisions of the National Trails System Act that permit abandoned rail property to be donated and/or used for nature trails, or other recreational purposes. When a railroad is abandoned, the rights of way 28 West Virginia Farm Bureau News
should be returned or sold to the adjacent property owners within one year of date of abandonment. If abandoned railroad rightsof-way are used for recreational purposes the agency owning or providing the recreational use shall, with the owner’s consent, build and maintain a fence between the right-of-way and adjoining private property sufficient to discourage users from trespassing on the private property. 117. LEGAL LIABILITY We recommend that statutory limits be established for liability awards for professional malpractice, landowner liability and liability of municipalities, and that attorney fees be capped in personal injury cases. Often a person becomes a defendant in a liability suit through no neglect on his or her part. The statute should be changed to provide that the person bringing the legal action be accountable for all court costs and legal fees if the defendant is found not to be at fault. Toward these ends, the Farm Bureau shall cooperate with other groups and agencies to change liability law and procedures. 118. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT Farm Bureau supports strong punishment as a deterrent to crime. We also support fair and consistent administration of justice, and believe the punishment �͡�ձ����Ёѡ���ɥ����Aɽ�����������]��ɕ��������ѡ�Ёѡ��]��ЁY�ɝ�����1���ͱ���ɔ胊�$����Ё��ɔ�͕ٕɔ������ѥ�́��ȁ٥���ѥ�������ɽ�����ɥ���́���()�����Սѥ�������ɽ����䁅����ɽ٥�����ȁɕ�ѥ��ѥ�������ɕ�����͕���Ё��ѡ��������Ʌѽȃ��$��ɕ�Ёѡ������ѵ��Ё���AՉ����M����䀡�����ѡ�ȁ��܁����ɍ����Ё�������̤�Ѽ���ٔ������ȁ�ɥ�ɥ��Ѽ�ѡ������ɍ����Ё������́���х������Ѽ�ѡ���ɽѕ�ѥ�������ɽ����䃊�$�Aɽ٥�����ȁ�����ѽ��͕�ѕ���́Ѽ������ٕ��Ѽ����ͽ�́���٥�ѕ�����م�����ʹ������ɕ������������ѕɥ�����$������ѡ����܁Ѽ��ɽ����Ё�ɥٕ�̰��ݹ��̰��ɕ���ȁ���Ʌѽ�́�ȁ��܁����ɍ����Ё��������́�ɽ�����٥���ѡ��͍�����������������Ё���ݡ�������������́�������������ݥ����͍���������ٕ�ѽ����չѥ�����ɝ����ɕ����́�ɔ���ə�ɵ�������ѡ�������ݹ�Ȱ�ѕ���Ё�ȁ���͕���́��ѥ��������ѡ���������Ё������ɹ�͡���ѡ��������������ɕ�́���ѡ�����ͽ��ɕ����ͥ������ȁѡ���������Mхє�A������M�����Ё]Y��������́����ͱ�ѥ���Ѽ��ɽ٥���������Ё�����ɽѕ�ѥ�����ȁ��܁����ɍ����Ё�������́��������Յє�Mхє�A�������ɽѕ�ѥ����������]X���չѥ�̸�
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