Chapter 10.39
REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

Sections:

10.39.010    Abandonment prohibited when.

10.39.020    Removal of door or latch required.

10.39.030    Dealers exempted when.

10.39.010 Abandonment prohibited when.

No person shall discard or abandon or leave in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox, or deep-freeze locker having a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more which is no longer in use and which has not had the door removed or a portion of the latch mechanism removed to prevent latching or locking of the door. (Ord. 1688 § 16 (part), 1990).

10.39.020 Removal of door or latch required.

No person shall knowingly permit such an unused refrigerator, icebox, or deep-freeze locker to remain on the premises under his control without having the door removed or a portion of the latch removed to prevent latching or locking of the door. (Ord. 1688 § 16 (part), 1990).

10.39.030 Dealers exempted when.

Any person who keeps or stores refrigerators, iceboxes, or deep-freeze lockers for the purpose of selling or offering them for sale is not guilty of a violation of this chapter if he takes reasonable precautions to effectively secure the door of any refrigerator, icebox, or deep-freeze locker held for purposes of sale so as to prevent entrance of children small enough to fit into such articles. (Ord. 1688 § 16 (part), 1990).