Positive Commandment 240 (Digest)
Damage Caused by a Grazing Animal
"If a man shall cause his livestock to eat in a field..."—Exodus 22:4.
We are commanded regarding the laws [of liability] that apply if a person's animal causes financial loss by grazing [in another's field].
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> The 240th mitzvah is that we are commanded to follow the laws regarding damage caused by grazing [hever].
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement;) (exalted be He), "If a person allows his animal to graze in a field or a vineyard, [... he must pay for the damage]."
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> The details of this mitzvah are explained in the 2nd and 6th chapters of tractate Bava Kama and the 5th chapter of Gittin.
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> Ibid., 22:4.