§ 2329.06. Abandoned refrigerators.

(A)

No person shall abandon, discard, or knowingly permit to remain on premises under his control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half (1-½) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering said equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein.

(B)

This section shall not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouseman or repairman.

(C)

Whoever violates this section is guilty of abandoned refrigerators, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(ORC 3767.29; Ord. 2535-94.)