Pigg v. State Department of Highways

ROVIRA, Justice.

The Colorado Outdoor Advertising Act (Act), § 43-1-401 to -420, 17 C.R.S. (1984), and regulations promulgated thereunder by the appellant Colorado State Department of Highways (Department), 2 C.C.R. 601-3 (1983), restrict the content, size, lighting, and spacing of signs that may be erected and maintained along highways in Colorado. The issue in this case is whether the Act applies to noncommercial advertising devices, and if so whether it is constitutional.

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Appellee George W. Pigg operates a ranching business near Pueblo, Colorado. Interstate Highway 25 divides Pigg’s…