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<\/p>\nAs the weather warms and you start to venture outside, be careful where you walk.<\/p>\n
If you come across a purple fence post, it\u2019s best to stay away.<\/p>\n
A purple fence post is meant to send a message to anyone who comes across it, and that message is: No trespassing!<\/p>\n
While property owners have the option of hanging a sign to indicate private property, signs can deteriorate over time while paint will last a lot longer and still convey the same message.<\/p>\n
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Lower Alsace Township, PA \u2013 June 22: A painted purple trail blaze on a tree along the side of the trail. In the Neversink Mounatin Preserve in Lower Alsace Township Tuesday afternoon June 22, 2021. (Photo by Ben Hasty\/MediaNews Group\/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
\nIn 1987 Arkansas became the first state to implement a purple paint law. Currently, 22 states have laws allowing landowners to mark the perimeter of their property with purple paint.<\/p>\n
However, while some states use different color paint \u2013 Idaho and Montana use orange paint \u2013 the idea is the same.<\/p>\n
At first many governments required landowners use purple paint and signs, but overtime signage was no longer required. However, if you live in one of the 28 states that does not have a purple paint law, you may be unfamiliar with its meaning.<\/p>\n
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A painted post or tree means no trespassing.<\/p>\n
In order to comply with the law, the purple stripe must be 3\u2032 to 5\u2032 off the ground and at least 8\u2033 long and 1\u2033 wide. The markings must not be more than 100\u2032 apart.<\/p>\n
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