The presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked or partially dismantled motor vehicle, or parts thereof, on private or public property is hereby declared a public nuisance. This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle enclosed within a building on private property or to any motor vehicle held in connection with a business enterprise and properly operated in the appropriate business zone, pursuant to the zoning law of the city, or to any motor vehicle in operable condition specifically adapted or designed for operation on drag strips or raceways and covered with an appropriate cover to screen it from view, or to any motor vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the city or authorized by the city.
(Prior Code, § L-3-3) Penalty, see § 92.99
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Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-13 and 9-32-1