Tennessee § 54-20-201 - Part definitions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 54-20-201 — Part definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-20-201. Part definitions.
As used in this part: “Automobile graveyard” means any lot or place that is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five (5) motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it would not be economically practical to make operative, are placed, located or found; and “Automobile graveyard” or “automobile junkyard” is not to be construed to mean an establishment having facilities for processing iron, steel or nonferrous scrap and whose principal produce is scrap iron, steel or nonferrous scrap for sale for remelting purposes only. Acts 1965, ch. 352, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 54-577, 54-5-901. Cross-References. Automobile graveyards or junkyards, licensing and control, § 7-51-701 . Dealers in secondhand automobile tires and accessories, title 55, ch. 14. Attorney General Opinions. Private act that imposes less stringent setback requirements for junkyards located along state highways than are required by general law is compatible with public statutes governing junkyards along state highways, OAG 05-032 (3/29/05).
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