In all counties of this State containing a city having more than seventy thousand population, according to the then most recent United States official census, there is hereby levied and imposed an annual license fee upon all motor vehicle junk yards which are located within fifty feet of the right of way of any state highway or county road or which shall be visible from any such highway or road, such license to be graduated according to the area occupied by each such motor vehicle junk yard at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars per acre. Such license fee shall be due and payable on or before July first of each year.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-762; 1952 Code Section 56-762; 1942 Code Section 7140-1; 1939 (41) 176, 535; 1940 (41) 1632; 1941 (42) 49.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Section 40-27-10. Record of purchases; nonferrous metals.
Section 40-27-20. Junk required to be kept for certain period of time and open for inspection.
Section 40-27-110. "Motor vehicle junk yard" defined.
Section 40-27-120. Annual license fee.
Section 40-27-130. Furnishing of list of junk yards to county treasurer.
Section 40-27-140. Payment of fee; issuance of license.
Section 40-27-150. Collection of delinquent license fees.
Section 40-27-160. Notice to magistrate of nonpayment of license fee.