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A container shall not exceed 60 gallons individual capacity and shall be made of metal or approved plastic, except that within buildings:
(a) Plastic or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than one pint may be used for Class I, II or III flammable liquids.
(b) Nonreusable plastic containers larger than one pint, but not more than one gallon, may be used for Class II and Class III liquids in common consumer products, such as, floor care compounds, charcoal lighter and paint thinner.
(c) Nonreusable plastic containers bearing Federal D.O.T. or other approval agency markings, having an individual capacity of more than a pint, but not more than two and one-half gallons, stored in buildings and areas with automatic sprinkler systems, as required in Section 15-16, Article I of this Code, may be used for flammable liquids other than Class I.
(d) Plastic or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than one gallon, may be used for medicines, beverages, foodstuffs and toiletries that are flammable liquids.
(e) Plastic or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than one gallon, may be used in laboratories for flammable liquids whose chemical purity would be contaminated by metal containers.
(Prior code § 129.1-26; Added Coun. J. 6-20-84, p. 7832)