Ramsey County sets no shared-fence rule; cities do. St. Paul requires the fence and all supports to sit entirely inside your own property line, not on it or a neighbor's land.
Minnesota counties do not regulate fences on incorporated land, so neighbor and property-line rules come from your city under Minn. Stat. §462.357. St. Paul is explicit: your fence and all supporting structures must be located entirely inside your property line — the fence cannot sit on the property line, on a neighbor's property, or on public property. A survey or reliable line location prevents disputes. Minnesota also has a general partition-fence statute (Minn. Stat. Ch. 344) for rural livestock fencing, but urban disputes are governed by city fence rules and civil law.
A fence built over the line is a civil trespass; St. Paul can also require relocation to bring it entirely within your property.
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