The department is responsible for the control of junkyards only on those primary highways that are state roads. For all primary highways it shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate, or maintain any junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way of any interstate or federal-aid primary highway, except:
History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 433, § 4; Code 1933, § 95A-906, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 601, § 6/SB 160.
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For article, “Recommendations Regarding Control of Outdoor Advertising Along the Interstate Highway System in Georgia,” see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 308 (1963).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally
Article 8 - Control of Junkyards
§ 32-6-242. Screening Junkyards in Existence on April 6, 1967
§ 32-6-244. Authority of Commissioner or Local Officials to Acquire Land and Remove Junkyards
§ 32-6-245. Agreements With United States Secretary of Transportation