North Carolina General Statutes 136-151. Rules and regulations by Department of Transportation; delegation of authority to Secretary of Transportation
The Department of Transportation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in the form of ordinances governing:
(1) The establishment, operation and maintenance of junkyards permitted in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-144 which shall include, but not be limited to, rules and regulations for determining unzoned industrial areas for the purpose of this Article.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 136-151
- junkyard: shall mean an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary fills. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-143
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) The specific requirements and procedures for obtaining a permit for junkyards as required in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-149 and for the administrative procedures for appealing a decision at the agency level to refuse to grant or in revoking a permit previously issued.
(3) The administrative procedures for appealing a decision at the agency level to declare any junkyard illegal and a nuisance as pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-146
(4) The specific requirements governing the location, planting, construction and maintenance of material used in the screening or fencing required by this Article, all as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the State as declared in this Article.
The Department of Transportation, in its discretion, may delegate to the Secretary of Transportation the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations on its behalf. (1967, c. 1198, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 1439, s. 11; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1.)