Alaska Statutes Title 19, Chapter 19.27 - Junk Yards

• Sec. 19.27.010 Purpose.
  For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways...
• Sec. 19.27.020 Limitations of Junk Yards.
  A person may not establish, operate, or maintain a junk yard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of...
• Sec. 19.27.030 Junk Yards Lawfully in Existence.
  (a) A junk yard lawfully in existence on August 6, 1968, that is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and...
• Sec. 19.27.035 Screening by Department; Lien.
  (a) If the owner or operator of a junk yard does not screen the yard under AS 19.27.030 , and the department has not...
• Sec. 19.27.040 Regulations Concerning Screening and Fencing.
  The department may adopt regulations governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance, including the materials used in the screening or fencing required by this
• Sec. 19.27.050 Authority to Acquire Property Interests for Removal or Screening of Junk Yards.
  When the department determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway or the road maintained by the state will not permit adequate...
• Sec. 19.27.060 Violating Junk Yard a Nuisance.
  A junk yard that is in violation of a provision of this title, or a regulation adopted under this title, is a public nuisance.
• Sec. 19.27.070 Junk Yards in Existence on Date of Enactment. [Repealed, Sec. 22 Ch 94 Sla 1980].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 19.27.080 Injunction.
  At the request of the department the attorney general may institute a civil action in superior court to abate a junk yard that is...
• Sec. 19.27.090 Interpretation.
  This chapter may not be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution that is more restrictive than...
• Sec. 19.27.100 Agreements With the United States.
  The department may enter into agreements in conformity with this title with the United States Secretary of Transportation as provided by 23 U.S.C., relating...
• Sec. 19.27.110 Definitions.
  In this chapter,(1) "automobile graveyard" means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, used, or operated primarily for storing, keeping, buying, or...
• Sec. 19.27.120 Penalty for Violation.
  A person who violates this chapter, or a regulation adopted under it, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a...
• Sec. 19.27.130 Additional Requirements.
  The requirements imposed by this chapter relative to junk yards are in addition to the requirements of AS 08.60.050 - 08.60.100.
• Sec. 19.27.140 Short Title.
  This chapter may be cited as the Junk Yard Control Act.

Last modified: November 15, 2016