No person shall operate or cause to be operated any automobile, vehicle, machinery or material recycling establishment or place of business which is situated closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from the right-of-way line of any road unless a permit for such operation shall have been obtained from the department. The operation of any automobile, vehicle, machinery or material recycling establishment or place of business so situated without a permit is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
KRS 177.910
Unauthorized recyclers prohibited
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Dawson v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Highways (1981)
Most recently applied in Iles v. Commonwealth, Energy & Environment Cabinet (August 2010)
Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.