South Carolina § 57-27-45 - Operating junkyard within proscribed areas without permit; permits.
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§ 57-27-45. Operating junkyard within proscribed areas without permit; permits.
No person shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or federal aid primary system, without obtaining a permit from the department. No permit shall be issued under the provisions of this section, except for those junkyards which conform to one or more of the exceptions in Section 57-27-40. The department shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars for the issuance of the permit and the permit shall be renewed annually at no additional fee and shall remain in effect until revoked by the department after attaining an injunction from the court of common pleas to abate the junkyard as a nuisance or upon conviction of a violation under the provisions of Section 57-27-80. No permit shall be required before January 1, 1979.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 530 SECTION 4.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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