Tex. Transportation Code § 397.003
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 397.003, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 397.003. FENCE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) An automotive wrecking and salvage yard shall be completely surrounded by a fence as provided by Subsection (b).
(b) A side of the yard that is generally parallel to and within 100 feet of a right-of-way of a public street shall be bounded by a fence at least eight feet in height. Other sides of the yard shall be bounded by a fence at least six feet in height.
(b) A side of the yard that is generally parallel to and within 100 feet of a right-of-way of a public street shall be bounded by a fence at least eight feet in height. Other sides of the yard shall be bounded by a fence at least six feet in height.
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