Rhode Island General Laws 24-14-4. Junkyards prohibited
No person, firm, corporation or association shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1000?) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the following:
(1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight.
(2) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.
(3) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the director of transportation.
(4) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of the system.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 24-14-4
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6