(1) These regulations are intended to apply to junkyards (as defined in Section 75-15-203 MCA) , except automobile graveyards, which are operated as a business. They are not intended to be applied to every land use which results in the accumulation of junk or disabled motor vehicles, e.g., a contractor's equipment yard, a rancher's accumulation of old machinery and vehicles, or a railroad company's "rip track" area. These examples are not ordinarily a junkyard business and thus would not come under these regulations.

(2) These regulations do not apply to public dumps, to special junked automobile disposal facilities, or to junk or refuse collection areas owned or operated by cities, counties, or other governmental bodies.

(3) These regulations are intended to be construed and enforced so that, to the maximum extent legally feasible, junkyards will not be visible from the through traffic lanes of the said highway systems.

(4) Junkyards not in compliance with these regulations are a nuisance and can be abated by appropriate legal process.