(a)
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to leave or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building, or other structure or within any unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling, or other structure under his, her, or its control in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other container that has an air-tight door or lid, snaplock, or other locking device that may not be released from the inside without first removing the door or lid, snaplock, or other locking device from the icebox, refrigerator, or container.
(2) This subchapter shall not apply to reefers, refrigerator, or icer cars of any railroad or railway express agency or any other refrigerator vehicles unless the vehicles have been abandoned or discarded.
(b)
(1) The Labor Safety Administrator of the Department of Labor or any of his or her deputies or inspectors shall have the right to remove the door hinges or to dismantle, if necessary, any icebox, refrigerator, or other container that has an air-tight door or lid, snaplock, or other locking device that violates this subchapter.
(2) The administrator or any of his or her deputies or inspectors shall have the right to enter any junkyard, vacant lot, dump, yard, unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling, or other structure or place frequented by children in order to perform duties pursuant to this section.
(c)
(1) Any person, firm, or corporation that is found guilty of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
(2) Each icebox, refrigerator, or other container abandoned in a condition contrary to this section shall be deemed a separate offense.
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