The owner of an abandoned or dangerously exposed icebox, refrigerator, or freezer and the owner or occupant of the premises where an abandonment or dangerous exposure occurs shall remove the door or dismantle or remove the latch or lock holding the door shut on the icebox, refrigerator, or freezer.
A person commits an offense if he abandons or dangerously exposes, or causes or permits to be abandoned or dangerously exposed, an icebox, refrigerator, or freezer unless the latch or lock holding each door shut is dismantled or removed so that the door may be opened from within by pushing on it.
Editor's note:
State law reference - Unlawful to abandon or keep refrigerators or other airtight container which can be latched and is accessible to children, V.T.C.A., Health & Safety, §§ 756.011 - 756.013.