Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any vehicle which is located in a bona fide automobile graveyard or junkyard as defined in G.S. § 136-143, in accordance with the Junkyard Control Act, G.S. §§ 136-141 et seq.; which is an enclosed building; which is on the premises of a business enterprise being operated in a lawful place and manner if the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the enterprise; or which is an appropriate storage place or depositor maintained in a lawful place and manner by the town.
(1985 Code, § 90.15)