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SUBSTITUTE
ORDINANCE NO. 944
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ABANDONED REGRIGERATION
EQUIPMENT and adding new sections to T.N.C. 8.28
and Ordinance 564, as amended.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
T.M.C. 8.28 and Ordinance 564, as amended, are hereby amended as follows:
NEW SECTION: Abandoning. discarding, refrigeration equipment. Any person
who discards or abandons or leaves in any place accessible to children any
refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker having a capacity of one and
one —half cubic feet or more, which is no longer in use, and which has not had
the door removed or a portion of the latch mechanism removed to prevent latch—
ing or locking of the door, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION: Permitting unused equipment to remain on premises. Any
owner, lessee, or manager who knowingly permits such an unused refrigerator,
icebox, or deep freeze locker to remain on the premises under his control with—
out having the door removed or a portion of the latch mechanism removed to
prevent latching or locking of the door is guilty of a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION: Keeping or storing equipment for sale. Any person who keeps
or stores refrigerators, iceboxes, or deep freeze lockers for the purpose of
selling or offering them for sale shall not be guilty of a violation of this
ordinance if he takes reasonable precautions to effectively secure the door of
any refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker held for purpose of sale so as
to prevent entrance of children small enough to fit into such articles.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, THIS
DAY OF 7,j .11',4 1975.
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