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For several years there was no restriction
whatever on electric fences and anybody who wanted to make and sell
one could do so... or... if a man wanted to make and use his own
fence, there was no law or regulation to prevent it. About the
effectiveness of most of these fences there was little question;
they did stop the stock... BUT... several unfortunate experiences
proved that they were dangerous both to animals and humans and
responsible authorities were gravely concerned over the situation.
Even NOW most states have no law that protects its citizens against
unsafe electric fences.
Finally the Industrial Commission of the
State of Wisconsin put into effect a code of laws that definitely
prescribed certain regulations as to SAFETY but these laws are
effective only in Wisconsin. However, you will find that many
makers of Electric Fence Controllers advertise "Approved in
Wisconsin" which gives you the assurance of safety if you remember
that the exact, identical fencer that you buy MUST carry a label
showing this approval. As things stand now there is nothing to
prevent a manufacturer from making one kind of fencer to sell
in Wisconsin and another kind to sell elsewhere.
Quite recently, the National Bureau of
Standards, than which there is no higher authority, has published
Handbook H36-- "Safety Rules for Electric Fences." These rules
are classified as Part 6 of the National Electrical Safety Code
and it is assumed that all states will incorporate these
regulations into their state laws so that these new regulations
will speedily become the law of the land and what is illegal in
one state will also be illegal in all the other states. This
booklet may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents at
Washington, D.C., and the price is five cents. We shall quote
certain portions of it further along in this bulletin.
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