15-28-780 Marking of packages.

   No person shall offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of or distribute, any matches unless the package or container in which such matches are packed bears plainly marked, on the outside thereof, the name of the manufacturer and the brand or trademark under which such matches are sold, disposed of or distributed.

(Prior code §  92-67)

15-28-790 Opening of packages.

   Not more than one case of each brand of matches of any type or manufacture shall be opened at any one time in the retail store where matches are sold or otherwise disposed of.

(Prior code §  92-68)

15-28-800 Storage requirements.

   At wholesale establishments and wherever matches exceeding the quantity specified in Section 15-28-770 are stored, shipping containers containing matches shall be arranged in piles not exceeding ten feet in height with aisles at least four feet wide. Where other materials or commodities are stored on the same floor with matches, a corner or other portion of the room shall be devoted to match storage exclusively, and a clear space of not less than four feet maintained between match storage and such other materials and commodities. No matches shall be stored within ten feet of any open elevator shaft, elevator shaft opening, open stairway or other vertical opening.

   Where shipping containers containing matches are opened, the contents of such broken containers shall be removed and stored in metal or metal-lined bins, equipped with spring self-closing metal or metal-lined covers. Where matches are sold at retail, original sealed packages may be stored on shelves. When such packages are broken, individual boxes shall be stored in metal or metal-lined bins, as described above.

(Prior code §  92-69; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841)

ARTICLE XVII. NITROCELLULOSE PRODUCTS (15-28-810 et seq.)

15-28-810 General provisions.

   Sections 15-28-280 to 15-28-930 shall apply to all nitrocellulose products except nitrocellulose film used in the motion picture industry. For regulation covering motion picture nitrocellulose film, see Sections 15-28-1000 to 15-28-1040 of this Code.

(Prior code §  92-70)

15-28-820 License.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, store or keep any nitrocellulose products, in excess of 25 pounds, without first obtaining a license therefor.

(Prior code §  92-71)

15-28-830 Building regulations.

   No license shall be issued to any person for the storage or manufacture of nitrocellulose products and no person shall store or manufacture nitrocellulose products in any building in which a hazardous use, as defined by Chapter 13-56 of this Code, is prohibited.

   No person shall manufacture, fabricate, assemble, adapt, mold, press, develop or complete within any 24-hour period more than 25 pounds of nitrocellulose products in other than a nitrocellulose building or a nitrocellulose room constructed as required hereafter.

(Prior code §  92-72)

15-28-840 Storage of products.

   Nitrocellulose products in the process of manufacture, fabrication, assembly, adaptation or completion, including finished and wrapped products not packed in the final shipping containers, but not including products wrapped and packed in final shipping containers, shall be stored on shelving meeting the requirements for standard fireproof vaults under Section 15-24-370 of this Code.

   It shall be unlawful to store any nitrocellulose products which are finished, wrapped and packed in the final shipping containers in any building except in a standard fireproof vault, or in a standard fireproof cabinet or in a nitrocellulose room constructed as required hereafter.

(Prior code §  92-73)

15-28-850 Floor area limits.

   Any nitrocellulose products room other than a standard fireproof vault shall not exceed the limits of floor area required by Section 15-28-830 for certain types of fire-resistive construction.

(Prior code §  92-74)