South Carolina Statutes
§ 57-27-30 — Declaration of purpose.
South Carolina § 57-27-30
This text of South Carolina § 57-27-30 (Declaration of purpose.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 57-27-30 (2026).
Text
To promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and travel enjoyment, to protect the public investment in highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, and to promote the conservation of our natural mineral resources by encouraging the recycling of resalable scrap iron and metal, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest to regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to interstate and federal aid primary highway systems in the state highway system 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.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 33-582; 1966 (54) 2130; 1978 Act No. 530 SECTION 2.
Nearby Sections
13
§ 57-27-10
Short title.§ 57-27-100
Rule of construction.§ 57-27-20
Definitions.§ 57-27-30
Declaration of purpose.§ 57-27-50
Screening of nonconforming junkyards; placement of junk over or beyond screening; penalties.§ 57-27-55
Maintenance of screening.§ 57-27-60
Promulgation of regulations.§ 57-27-80
Penalties.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 57-27-30, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/27/57-27-30.