§ 2519.05. Fire extinguishers, approval required.  


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  • No person, directly or through an agent shall sell, or offer for sale in the city, any make, type or model of extinguisher, either new or used, unless such make, type or model of extinguisher has first been tested and is approved and labeled by the Factory Mutual Laboratories, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or other testing laboratory approved by the chief of the division of fire as providing adequate and reliable tests and examination; and it shall be unlawful for any person, directly or through an agent, to deliver or make available for use in the city, any make, type or model of extinguisher which is not first tested and/or serviced as required in NFPA 10, listed in Appendix A. No person, directly or through an agent, shall sell or offer for sale in the city, any make, type or model of vaporizing liquid fire extinguisher whether laboratory approved or not, except for use on a motor vehicle or a motor carrier as authorized by the law of this State and laws of the United States relating to motor carriers or where otherwise permitted by the Fire Prevention Bureau.

(Ord. 1539-80.)