As used in this section, "automobile junkyard" means a place
where one or more unserviceable, discarded, worn out or junked automobiles,
whether or not the automobiles are registered with the state department
of transportation, division of motor vehicles, or bodies, engines,
tires, parts or accessories thereof are gathered together.
No license shall be granted for an automobile junkyard under
this section unless:
(1) It is to be operated and maintained entirely within a building;
(2) It is to be operated and maintained exclusively for the purpose of
salvaging the value as scrap of the material collected, as opposed
to reselling parts to be used for the purpose for which they were
originally manufactured, and is to be located in a built-up industrial
area, or contiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking
facilities; or
(3) It is:
a. More than 1,000 feet from the nearest edge of any highway on the
interstate or primary system;
b. More than 600 feet from any other state highway;
c. More than 300 feet from any park, bathing beach, playground, school,
church, or cemetery and is not within ordinary view from those places;
and
d. Screened from view either by natural objects or well-constructed
and properly maintained fences at least six feet high acceptable to
that city or town and in accordance with regulations as promulgated
by the Director of Public Works and as specified on the license.
The provisions of Section
8-127(1),
(2), and (3)b and c, and Section
8-128(a)(1), (2), and (3)b and c do not apply to any automobile junkyard in existence and having a valid license issued pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 5-21-1 on May 6, 1966.
Any dealer licensed under this article to sell second-hand electrical
appliances is required to provide the purchaser of the electrical
appliance with a three-day warranty of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose as defined by Title 6a of the General Laws
of Rhode Island. The dealer is not allowed to exclude that warranty
by expressions like "as is," "with all faults," or other language
that, in common understanding, calls the buyer's attention to the
exclusion of warranties.