Cheyenne, WY Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Electric fences banned citywide
- Exception
- 12-volt goat-control fencing, city-approved
- Pedestrian paths
- Electrified only at night, not daytime
- Penalty
- Up to $750 fine, 6 months jail
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 4433, May 9, 2022
Summary
Cheyenne City Code 9.12.080 bans fences with uninsulated electric conductors exposed to human contact citywide, with a narrow exception for low-voltage goat-control fencing approved by the city.
No person shall place or permit to be placed or allow to remain a fence containing uninsulated electric conductors that may be exposed to human contact anywhere within the city except as noted below. A. Low voltage (twelve (12) volts) may be utilized for goat control and safety for vegetation management in project-specific locations identified and approved by the city of Cheyenne.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Cheyenne City Code 9.12.080 makes it unlawful to place, permit, or maintain any fence with uninsulated electric conductors that could contact people anywhere in the city. The only carve-out is city-approved, low-voltage (12-volt) electric fencing for goat control and vegetation-management projects, and even that must stay de-energized during daylight hours near pedestrian paths or trails. The rule sits in Title 9's general offenses chapter, enforced citywide with no residential/commercial carve-out. Cheyenne's separate Unified Development Code covers other fence-material and height standards, including any barbed-wire rules, which this section does not address.
Violations & Fines
Violating the ban is a misdemeanor under Cheyenne's general penalty ordinance: up to a $750 fine, six months in jail, or both; each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
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