§ 50-3. Abandoned iceboxes, refrigerators and similar receptacles.

(a)

Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant of any premises within the city to allow or permit any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, trunk, chest or other receptacle or container in which a person might become imprisoned to be or remain on such premises, if such icebox, refrigerator, trunk, chest, receptacle, container or device has a virtually airtight lid, door, snap lock, latch or other locking device, without first removing such door, lid, snap lock, latch or other locking device.

(b)

Definition. Any such container shall be considered and deemed abandoned or discarded when it is no longer used for the purpose for which it was intended, and is unattended outside of any building or structure, or is within an abandoned or unoccupied house, shed, barn or structure within the city.

(Code 1976, § 13-1)

State law reference

Abandonment of containers which lock or fasten automatically, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-100.