Abandonment of airtight containers.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 10-28-1
in effectSec. 10-28-1. - Abandonment of airtight containers.
It is unlawful for any person to place or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building, or other structure, or within any warehouse or storage room or any unoccupied or abandoned dwelling, building, or other structure, under such circumstances as to be accessible to children, any icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semiairtight 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 a latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid shut.
(Code 1967, § 22-1; Code 1985, § 20-2)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10PUPEMOWE_CH10-28OFAGMI_S10-28-1ABAICOFetched: 10/28/2026
