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§ 396.021 — SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

TN § 396.021Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 396. AUTOMOBILE WRECKING AND SALVAGE YARDS · Art. B. SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND LOCATION

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(a)This section does not apply to:
(1)an automotive wrecking and salvage yard as defined by and subject to Chapter 397;
(2)a junkyard as defined by Section 391.001 and subject to Subchapter E, Chapter 391;
(3)a recycling business; or
(4)a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard entirely in a municipality and regulated by the municipality.
(b)A person who operates a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard shall screen the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard with a solid barrier fence at least eight feet high. The fence must be painted a natural earth tone color and may not have any sign appear on its surface other than a sign indicating the business name.

Legislative history

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