Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 8-803: (a) A person may not establish, operate, or maintain any new junkyard, automotive dismantler and recycler facility, or scrap metal processing facility or expand the area of any existing junkyard or automotive dismantler and recycler facility, if any part of the junkyard or facility is within 1,000 f
What this law says, in plain English
A person cannot establish, operate, or expand a junkyard, automotive dismantler, or scrap metal facility within 1,000 feet of an interstate or primary highway if visible from it, without a license. Existing facilities before 1968 are exempt unless expanded.
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