§ 113A-168. Removal, etc., of unlawful advertising.
§ 113A‑168. Removal, etc., of unlawful advertising.
Any outdoor advertising erected or established after May 26, 1975, inviolation of the provisions of this Article shall be unlawful and shallconstitute a nuisance. The Department of Environment and Natural Resourcesshall give 30 days' notice by certified mail to the owner of the nonconformingoutdoor advertising structure, if such owner is known or can by reasonablediligence be ascertained, to move the outdoor advertising structure or to makeit conform to the provisions of this Article and rules and regulationspromulgated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources hereunder.The Department or its agents shall have the right to remove or contract to haveremoved the nonconforming outdoor advertising at the expense of the said ownerif the said owner fails to act within 30 days after receipt of such notice. TheDepartment or its agents or contractor and his employees may enter upon privateproperty for the purpose of removing outdoor advertising prohibited by thisArticle or its implementing rules without civil or criminal liability. (1975, c. 385; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1987, c. 827, s.150; 1989, c. 727, s. 138; 1997‑443, s. 11A.119(a).)