If any automobile graveyard is located within the limitations fixed in § 54-20-202 to any state highway, the automobile graveyard is not operated as a business by anyone, is not used for any purpose whatsoever, and no one claims ownership of the automobile graveyard, then the owner or owners of the land on which the automobile graveyard is located shall be responsible for the removal of the automobile graveyard.
T.C.A. § 54-20-204