In 1908, the trustees of Lassen County High School ordered to have a fence built in front of the school. Its primary function was to keep stray livestock off the school grounds.
It should be noted that in Susanville during its early years had a problem with stray livestock roaming the community. It was so bad, that in 1870 the California Legislature passed “Barnes Hog Law”which prohibited free roaming pigs in Susanville. This was a major concern after all, since the town’s water supply came from Piute Creek and was distributed by open ditches.