Abandonment of dangerous containers consists of any person:
A. abandoning, discarding or keeping in any place accessible to children, any refrigerator, icebox, freezer, airtight container, cabinet or similar container, of a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more, which is no longer in use, without having the attached doors, hinges, lids or latches removed or without sealing the doors or other entrances so as to make it impossible for anyone to be imprisoned therein; or
B. who, being the owner, lessee or manager of any premises, knowingly permits any abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox, freezer, airtight container, cabinet or similar container of a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more, and which remains upon such premises in a condition whereby a child may be imprisoned therein.
Whoever commits abandonment of dangerous containers is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-8-6, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 8-6.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Section 30-8-1 - Public nuisance.
Section 30-8-2 - Polluting water.
Section 30-8-3 - Refuse defined.
Section 30-8-6 - Posting; notice to public.
Section 30-8-7 - Public education.
Section 30-8-8 - Abatement of a public nuisance.
Section 30-8-8.1 - Abatement of house of prostitution.
Section 30-8-9 - Abandonment of dangerous containers.