Texas Transportation Code

§ 391.121 — PROHIBITED JUNKYARD; OFFENSE

TN § 391.121Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS · Art. E. REGULATION OF JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS

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(a)A person commits an offense if:

(1)the person wilfully establishes, operates, or maintains a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a highway in the interstate or primary system; and

(2)the junkyard is not:

(A)screened by appropriate means, including natural objects, plantings, or fences, so that it is not visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary highway; or

(B)located in an area that is a zoned or unzoned industrial area.

(b)The determination of whether an area is industrial must be made under criteria established by commission rule and according to actual land use.

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.