Rhode Island § 24-14-2 § 24-14-2. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 24-14-2 — § 24-14-2. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 24-14-2

Title 24Highways

Ch. 24-14Junkyard Control Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-14-2 (2026).

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§ 24-14-2. Declaration of policy.
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
            to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is
            hereby declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment,
            operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary
            highways systems within this state. The general assembly hereby finds and declares
            that junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of this chapter are public
            nuisances.
      

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§ 24-14-2. Declaration of policy.

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 to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment, operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highways systems within this state. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of this chapter are public nuisances.