§ 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 […]
§ 54-20-202. Limitation on Establishment — Exception
No automobile graveyard shall hereafter be established within five hundred feet (500′) of any state highway in this state, nor shall any automobile graveyard hereafter be established within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any state highway in this state designated as a United States route by the American Association of State Highway Officials as through […]
§ 54-20-203. Fence or Hedge Required
Any person who maintains an automobile graveyard, any part of which is within five hundred feet (500′) of any state highway, shall erect and maintain a fence or hedge around the automobile graveyard. The fence or hedge shall be at least six feet (6′) high and sufficient to conceal the automobile graveyard from the view […]
§ 54-20-204. Responsibility for Removal of Graveyard
If any automobile graveyard is located within the limitations fixed in § 54-20-202 to any state highway, the automobile graveyard is not operated as a business by anyone, is not used for any purpose whatsoever, and no one claims ownership of the automobile graveyard, then the owner or owners of the land on which the […]
§ 54-20-205. Enforcement of Provisions — Violation a Misdemeanor
Any citizen of this state may obtain a warrant for the arrest of anyone violating this part, but it is declared to be a specific duty for the members of the Tennessee highway patrol to enforce this part. A person violating any provision of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day’s subsequent violation […]