(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or through an agent, to 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 Fire Marshal 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 the standards of the National Fire Protection Association entitled "Standard for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers" (NFPA No. 10) dated June, 1959, or any supplemented standards, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Fire Chief and which regulations hereby are adopted and made by reference a part of this Fire Prevention Code.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or through an agent, to 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 carrier as authorized by the law of this State and laws of the United States relating to motor carriers.
(Ord. 1978-71. Passed 6-13-78; Ord. 1986-81. Passed 7-22-86; Ord. 2022-32. Passed 4-12-22.)