136-145. Enforcement provisions.
Any person, firm, corporation or association that establishes, operates or maintains a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, after the effective date of this Article as determined by G.S. 136-155, that does not come within one or more of the exceptions contained in G.S. 136-144 hereof, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and each day that the junkyard remains within the prohibited distance shall constitute a separate offense. In addition thereto, said junkyard is declared to be a public nuisance and the Department of Transportation may seek injunctive relief in the superior court of the county in which the offense is committed to abate the said nuisance and to require the removal of all junk from the prohibited area. (1967, c. 1198, s. 5; 1973, c. 507, s. 5, c. 1439, s. 6; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1993, c. 539, s. 999; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 12 - Junkyard Control Act.
§ 136-142 - Declaration of policy.
§ 136-144 - Restrictions as to location of junkyards.
§ 136-145 - Enforcement provisions.
§ 136-146 - Removal of junk from illegal junkyards.
§ 136-147 - Screening of junkyards lawfully in existence.
§ 136-148 - Acquisition of existing junkyards where screening impractical.
§ 136-149 - Permit required for junkyards.
§ 136-149.1 - Judicial review.
§ 136-150 - Condemnation procedure.
§ 136-152 - Agreements with United States.