(a) It is an offense for a person to place or permit to remain outside any dwelling, building, or other structure, or within any warehouse or storage room or any unoccupied or abandoned dwelling, building or other structure, under any circumstances as to be accessible to children, any icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container that has a capacity of one and one-half (11/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and that has a door or lid equipped with a latch or other fastening device capable of securing the door or lid shut.(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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