Do you know what the purple paint law is?

[ruffdog]

..........all being pushed by the paint company lobbyists.

 

[oosik]

I can believe that. Purple probably just isn't selling well.

 

[MoKelly]

"Be sure you are wearing the clothes you want to be buried in."

Yikes!!!

MoKelly

 

[k0ua]

Honestly I will be using it as well. Just never knew about it.

it is used here extensively. However it does sun fade into a light blue color after a few years. You should be prepared for that and redo the purple paint before it fades away. But still way easier than signs, and far more durable and harder to remove.

 

[/pine]

FWIW...
Purple is also the designated color for identifying reclaimed water lines etc...

 

[Hay Dude]

I found these 11 states with a purple paint law in a search but I don't know how accurate it is.

Louisiana, Kansas, Arizona, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho, Florida, Maine, North Carolina, Missouri and Illinois

PA too
as of 2020

 

[RjCorazza]

Maryland uses blue blaze for no trespassing.

 

[Sigarms]

Appears in NC, the rules are that the purple marker is a verticle line on tree or post, more than 8" in painted length (which would be the vertical height of the line but nothing noted on width), no less than 3' off the ground and no more than 5' in height off the ground.

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it only stops people from hunting, fishing or trapping on your land. Dosen't address tresspassing. So you still need the "no tresspassing" signs for ATV's and dirt bikes? No offense, but no tresspassing means no tresspassing...

Purple Paint and Trespass – North Carolina Criminal Law

I’ve been asked a few times about the meaning of purple bars painted on trees. At a recent class, someone showed me the relevant statute, which led me to

nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu

https://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Hunting/Documents/LPAFAQ_2011.pdf

 

[MossRoad]

Indiana's purple paint law is a private property marker, which means no trespassing.

 

[Jstpssng]

For North Carolina; (from this Purple Paint and Trespass website)

The paint only protects against hunting, fishing, or trapping. It doesn’t prohibit, for example, hiking or birdwatching. A no trespassing sign would be effective against those other activities, of course.

and from this site; If You See Purple Fence Posts In North Carolina Get Away ASAP

According to House Bill 762, “The owner or lessee of the property may place identifying purple paint marks on trees or posts around the area to be posted…”

“Any person who willfully goes on the (painted) land, waters, ponds, or a legally established waterfowl blind of another…without the written consent…shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor…”

“Any person who willfully goes on the (painted) land of another raking or removing pine needles or pine straw…shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor…”

The law was initially enacted to make it easier and more permanent for land owners to post “no trespassing” warnings around their property without worrying about the signs being ripped down or blown off.

This purple paint is especially important for pet owners, as court precedent (State v. Smith, 156 N.C. 628, 72 S.E. 321) allows North Carolina land owners to shoot and kill dogs that might be a threat to themselves, their animals, or their property. That law was recently put to the test when a Sanford, NC land owner was found not guilty after shooting and killing a neighbor’s dog.