(a) For the purposes of this chapter, “flammable liquid” means liquid having a flash point of two hundred degrees Fahrenheit (200°F) or less and having a vapor pressure less than forty (40) psi absolute pressure at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F). Flammable liquids shall be divided into three (3) classes, according to the flash point, as follows:
(1) Class I Liquids with flash point at or below twenty degrees Fahrenheit (20°F), Tag. closed cup tester.
(2) Class II Liquids with flash point above twenty degrees Fahrenheit (20°F) to seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F) Tag. closed cup tester.
(3) Class III Liquids with flash point from seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F) to two hundred degrees Fahrenheit (200°F), Tag. closed cup tester or, for thick paints or paint vehicles, or other liquids having a flash point above one hundred seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (175°F), Pensky-Martens closed tester.
(b) “Flash point” means the minimum temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, at which a flammable liquid will give off vapor sufficient to form an ignitable mixture in the air immediately above the liquid or in the vessel in which the liquid is stored. All tests for flash point shall be made in accordance with ASTM D 56, except that pigmented and thick paints or paint vehicles, and liquids having a flash point above one hundred seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (175°F), may be tested and classified in accordance with ASTM D 93.
(c) Representative examples of classes of flammable liquids are:
Class I | Flash Point F. (approx.) |
Class I | Flash Point F. (approx.) |
Ether | -49 |
Carbon Bisulfide | -22 |
Gasoline | -45 |
Benzol | 12 |
Collodion | 0 |
Acetone | 0 |
Class II
|
Flash Point F. (approx.) |
Alcohol (Ethyl) | 55 |
Amyl Acetate | 70 |
Toluene | 40 |
Ethyl Acetate | 25 |
Naphtha V.M. & P. | 25 - 45 |
Class III
|
Flash Point F. (approx.) |
Kerosene | 100 - 165 |
Amyl Alcohol | 100 |
Turpentine | 95 |
Fuel Oil No. 1 | 100 - 165 |
Fuel Oil No. 2 | 110 - 190 |
Fuel Oil No. 3 | 110 - 230 |
Fuel Oil No. 4 | 150 and more |
(d) Any manufactured liquid or fluid which is flammable, such as paint, varnish, dryer, cleaning solution or polishing liquid, shall be classified according to the flash point of the mixture.
(f) The Police Chief and such members of the Police Division as may be designated by him or her shall designate flammable liquids in addition to the designation in subsection (g) hereof which are subject to drug abuse. The Police Chief shall make his or her determination in consultation with the Fire Chief as to what flammable liquids are subject to drug abuse on the basis of information provided to the Police Chief by such members of the Police Division as may be designated by him or her. The following information, including but not limited to the following, is relevant in determining that a flammable liquid is subject to drug abuse:
(1) Possession of the liquid is a crime as provided in Chapter 607;
(2) Arrests have been made for possession, use, and abuse of the liquid as provided in Chapter 607;
(3) Theft and burglary offenses have been committed to obtain the liquid for drug abuse purposes;
(g) Toluene, also known as tuleol, is hereby designated as a flammable liquid which is subject to drug abuse.
(h) The Police Chief or his or her designated representative may, from time to time, add to or delete flammable liquids from the list of drug abuse substances promulgated in subsection (g) hereof and pursuant to this section. Notice of additions or deletions to the list of flammable liquids subject to drug abuse shall be published in the City Record for two (2) consecutive weeks.
(Ord. No. 2864-78. Passed 1-29-79, eff. 1-30-79)