HB619 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Bigsby BoydRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Steve HurstRandy WoodK.L. Brown

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Junkyards, licensing and regulation of junkyards by counties and municipalities outside of the corporate limits, public forum and joint resolution required prior to licensing in police jurisdiction of municipality, county to regulate after licensure, Sec. 11-80-10 am'd.

Summary

HB619 requires a public forum and joint county-municipal approval before licensing junkyards in a municipality’s police jurisdiction, with the county enforcing licensing after licensure.

What This Bill Does

It changes how junkyards outside the city limits but within a municipality's police area are licensed. Before licensing, there must be a public forum and a joint unanimous resolution by the county and the municipality. After licensure, the county enforces the licensing criteria in that police jurisdiction. The bill also lets counties license junkyards outside any municipality’s police jurisdiction and allows local governments to set licensing criteria through ordinances, while state agencies retain their regulatory authority over junkyards.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities and counties that license and regulate junkyards in or near their police jurisdictions; they must conduct a public forum, obtain joint approval, and enforce licensing criteria once licensure occurs.
• Owners/operators of junkyards located in these areas, who would need to go through the new public forum and joint-approval licensing process and then operate under the county's licensing enforcement.

Key Provisions

• Requires a public forum before licensing a junkyard located within a municipality's police jurisdiction.
• Requires a joint, unanimous resolution by the county commission and the municipality to license such junkyards.
• After licensure, the county shall enforce the licensing criteria in the police jurisdiction of the municipality.
• Allows counties to license junkyards located outside the police jurisdiction of any municipality within the county.
• Allows incorporation of local ordinances or regulations to establish licensing criteria and revoke licenses.
• States that the act does not supersede or alter the authority of the State of Alabama to regulate junkyards.
• Effective date: first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Junkyards