Title 19 — Highways and Ferries
16 chapters · 239 sections in this title.
AS 19.27.010 Purpose.
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For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways and other roads maintained by the state, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of land bordering public highwa…
AS 19.27.020 Limitations of junk yards.
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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 the right-of-way of any interstate, primary or secondary highway or other road maintained by the state, except the following: (1) those which are screene…
AS 19.27.030 Junk yards lawfully in existence.
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(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 visible from the main-traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system shall be screened, if feasible, so as not to be visible from the ma…
AS 19.27.035 Screening by department; lien.
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(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 determined that screening would be unfeasible, the department may screen the yard. The owner or operator shall reimburse the department for the costs of the labor a…
AS 19.27.040 Regulations concerning screening and fencing.
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The department may adopt regulations governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance, including the materials used in the screening or fencing required by this chapter.
AS 19.27.050 Authority to acquire property interests for removal or screening of junk yards.
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When the department determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway or the road maintained by the state will not permit adequate screening of those junk yards lawfully in existence as provided in AS 19.27.030 or the screening of the junk yards would not be econom…
AS 19.27.060 Violating junk yard a nuisance.
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A junk yard that is in violation of a provision of this title, or a regulation adopted under this title, is a public nuisance.
AS 19.27.070 Junk yards in existence on date of enactment. [Repealed, § 22 ch 94 SLA 1980.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 19.27.080 Injunction.
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At the request of the department the attorney general may institute a civil action in superior court to abate a junk yard that is a nuisance as defined in this chapter. In the proceedings the court shall determine whether the junk yard is a nuisance as defined in this chapter and…
AS 19.27.090 Interpretation.
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This chapter may not be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution that is more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter.
AS 19.27.100 Agreements with the United States.
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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 to the control of junk yards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, and take action in the name of the st…
AS 19.27.110 Definitions.
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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 selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts; (2) “interstate system…
AS 19.27.120 Penalty for violation.
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A person who violates this chapter, or a regulation adopted under it, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
AS 19.27.130 Additional requirements.
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The requirements imposed by this chapter relative to junk yards are in addition to the requirements of AS 08.60.050 — 08.60.100.
AS 19.27.140 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Junk Yard Control Act.