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Fulton Abandonment of airtight or semiairtight containers ordinance (§ 78-108)

Chapter 78: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article V. Offenses Against Public Safety

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon, discard or knowingly permit to remain on premises under his control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semiairtight container, which has a capacity of 1½ 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) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semiairtight 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 subsection (b) of this section.

Official source: City of Fulton official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 78-108

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.