2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-319 - Discarding or abandoning iceboxes, etc.; precautions required

18.2-319. Discarding or abandoning iceboxes, etc.; precautions required.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to discard, abandon,leave or allow to remain in any place any icebox, refrigerator or othercontainer, device or equipment of any kind with an interior storage area ofmore than two cubic feet of clear space which is airtight, without firstremoving the door or doors or hinges from such icebox, refrigerator,container, device or equipment.

This section shall not apply to any icebox, refrigerator, container, deviceor equipment which is being used for the purpose for which it was originallydesigned, or is being used for display purposes by any retail or wholesalemerchant, or is crated, strapped or locked to such an extent that it isimpossible for a child to obtain access to any airtight compartment thereof.

Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as aClass 3 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, 18.1-415; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)