Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 72-7-206 - Screening of existing junkyards(1) The department shall screen any junkyard lawfully in existence on May 9, 1967, which is located within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled-way of any highway on the interstate or primary system.(2) The screening shall be at locations on the right-of-way or in areas outside the right-of-way acquired for that purpose and may not be visible from the main-traveled-way of the interstate or federal-aid primary systems.(3) The department may not install junkyard screening under this section unless:(a) the necessary federal funds for participation have been appropriated by the federal government and are immediately available to the state; and(b) the department has received approval to seek federal grants, loans, or participation in federal programs under Title 63J, Chapter 5, Federal Funds Procedures Act.Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session.