(A) No person shall abandon, discard, or knowingly permit to remain on premises under the person's control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded ice box, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of 1–1-½ cubic feet or more and an opening of 50 square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with a hinge, latch, or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering the equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein. This section shall not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse or repairer.
(B) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 2018-80, passed 11-20-18)
Statutory reference:
Prohibition against abandoned refrigerators, see R.C. § 3767.29
Penalty, see R.C. § 3767.99(B)