(A) A person commits the offense of abandonment of airtight icebox if he or she abandons, discards, or knowingly permits to remain on premises under his or her control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more, and an opening of 50 square inches or more, and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch, or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches, or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein.
(B) Division (A) above does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouseman, or repairman.
(C) The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under division (B) above.
(Prior Code, § 210.160) Penalty, see § 130.999