Except as provided by this subchapter or by mutual consent of the parties, a person may not remove a fence that is:

1. (1) a separating or dividing fence in which the person is a joint owner; or
2. (2) attached to a fence owned or controlled by another person.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1351, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.