Discarding or abandoning iceboxes, etc.; precautions required

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-319

in effect

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 other container, device or equipment of any kind with an interior storage area of more than two cubic feet of clear space which is airtight, without first removing the door or doors or hinges from such icebox, refrigerator, container, device or equipment. This section shall not apply to any icebox, refrigerator, container, device or equipment which is being used for the purpose for which it was originally designed, or is being used for display purposes by any retail or wholesale merchant, or is crated, strapped or locked to such an extent that it is impossible for a child to obtain access to any airtight compartment thereof. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. Code 1950, § 18.1-415; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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