(a) 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.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-20-203

  • 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. See Tennessee Code 54-20-201
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The fence or hedge shall be at least six feet (6′) high and sufficient to conceal the automobile graveyard from the view of a person standing at the same level as the graveyard; provided, that no fence or hedge shall be required where erection of the fence or hedge would not effectively conceal a substantial portion of the automobile graveyard from the view of a person on the highway.
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