1460                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 678

Prior to the adoption of any such rules and regulations, due notice
of their consideration shall be given in at least two newspapers of
general circulation in the State, in a notice published once a week
for not less than two weeks. The notice shall specify a time and
place at which a public hearing on the rules and regulations will be
held, and rules and regulations are not to be adopted until the State
Roads Commission has considered the testimony given at such
hearing.

The rules and regulations made pursuant to this Act being legis-
lative in character, are not subject to the Administrative Procedure
Act, Article 41, Sections 244 to 256, of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Supplement).

239. License Required.

No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junk yard, any

portion of which is visible within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of

the right of way of any Interstate or Primary highway, without
obtaining a license from the State Roads Commission. The provi-

sions of this section shall apply to junk yards in existance upon the

effective date of this Act as well as those established thereafter.

ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1968, NO PERSON SHALL
ESTABLISH, OPERATE OR MAINTAIN A NEW JUNK YARD,
OR EXPAND THE AREA OF AN EXISTING JUNK YARD, ANY
PORTION OF WHICH IS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF THE NEAR-
EST EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF ANY INTERSTATE
OR PRIMARY HIGHWAY AND VISIBLE FROM THE MAIN
TRAVELED WAY OF THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT OBTAINING
A LICENSE FROM THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION. THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO JUNK
YARDS IN EXISTENCE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1968,
EXCEPT TO THOSE JUNK YARDS WHICH EXPAND THE
AREA OF THEIR OPERATION.

24.0. Issuance of License; Fee; Term; Renewal.

The ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1968 THE State Roads Com-
mission shall have the authority to issue licenses for the establish-
ment, maintenance, and operation of NEW junk yards within the
limits herein defined, AND EXPANDED JUNK YARDS WHICH
ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 239 OF THIS SUBTITLE,
and shall charge therefor a fee of $100.00, payable on January 1
following the effective date of this Act. All licenses issued under this
Act shall expire on the first day of January following the date of
issue, and a license issued for a period of less than one year shall
cost the licensee the fee prescribed herein for one year. A license
may be renewed from year to year upon paying to the State Roads
Commission the sum of $100.00, for such renewal. The money re-

ceived from such fees is hereby imposed for revenue, and the State

Roads Commission shall account to the Comptroller for the amount
collected, and pay such sums to the State Treasurer. The cost and
expenses incurred in administering this subtitle shall be paid out of
receipts of said fee, and the balance, if any, of said receipts shall be
credited to the State Roads Commission's construction fund.

241. Restriction as to Location.

No ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1968, NO license shall be
granted for the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a NEW