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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to store, maintain, abandon, discard or place any icebox, refrigerator or freezer which is not being used for refrigeration purposes in any public or private place foreseeably accessible to children without first doing one or more of the following to any such icebox, refrigerator or freezer:

1. Removing the door or doors; or

2. Removing the latches and affixing a block or wedge or other device to the inner door surface in a manner such that the door or doors cannot shut to form a tight seal; or

3. Padlocking the door or doors shut; or

4. Securing the door or doors shut with permanent metal strapping.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or discard in any public or private place foreseeably accessible to children or for the owner, lessee or manager of any property to knowingly permit to remain abandoned or discarded in any place under his control which is foreseeably accessible to children, any chest, closet, piece of furniture or other article having a compartment of a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more and having a door or lid which, when closed, cannot be opened from the inside by a means that is reasonably obvious and can be performed by reasonable effort. (Ord. 13, Series 1981)