Bingo! Thank you, sir. That answers my question and makes sense.Generally accepted in early 20th century in Texas (sort of depending on East Texas Piney Woods) Orange marked property corner boundaries. White was for accepted crossing points or easement markers. Yellow was pipelines. Red was warning for things like, quicksand, drop offs, etc. Several other states use purple to mark no trespassing - boundary lines. Purple was just an arbitrary choice because of its use in other locations.
Well... that's kinda how I felt about it. I get it, signage doesn't last weather, sun rot etc. Using paint would be easier and hold up better. But damn, purple. There should be more education on it. I didn't know what it meant till about 7 years ago. And I've been country most my life. And to be honest, when I learned what it meant my first thought was "that's stupid."It's funny...I had never heard of the painted fencepost/tree thing until just recently (probably within the last 15 years) and I grew up rural, raised by a mother who grew up even more rural, whose parents never lived anywhere that could properly be called a 'town', much less in the city. Apparently the fence post color code wasn't a thing SW of Austin out in the hills.
And I'll guarantee you at least 90% of the general public has no idea what the purple paint means.
Interesting that they're supposed to be vertical.In 1997 it was added to Texas Penal at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden;
(D) the placement of identifying purple paint marks on trees or posts on the property, provided that the marks are:
(i) vertical lines of not less than eight inches in length and not less than one inch in width;
(ii) placed so that the bottom of the mark is not less than three feet from the ground or more than five feet from the ground; and
(iii) placed at locations that are readily visible to any person approaching the property and no more than:
(a) 100 feet apart on forest land; or
(b) 1,000 feet apart on land other than forest land; or
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I JUST FOUND THIS ARTICLEhttps://todayintrend.com/what-states-have-purple-paint-lawThanks for that ^^^ I'm curious too, have wondered since I got here.
Purrdy
There is a song from the 60's about a one eye one horn flying people eater.A picture would help because I have no idea what you are talking about.
There is a song from the 60's about a one eye one horn flying people eater.
Guess that was before your time.
A picture would help because I have no idea what you are talking about.