Florida Statutes
Chapter 823 - Public Nuisances
823.07 - Iceboxes, Refrigerators, Deep-Freeze Lockers, Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, or Airtight Units; Abandonment, Discard.


(1) The purpose of ss. 823.07-823.09 is to prevent deaths due to suffocation of children locked in abandoned or discarded iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, or similar airtight units from which the doors have not been removed.
(2) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to abandon or discard or to permit to be abandoned or discarded on premises under his or her control any icebox, refrigerator, deep-freeze locker, clothes washer, clothes dryer, or similar airtight unit having an interior storage capacity of 11/2 cubic feet or more from which the door has not been removed.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an icebox, refrigerator, deep-freeze locker, clothes washer, clothes dryer, or similar airtight unit which is crated or is securely locked from the outside or is in the normal use on the premises of a home, or rental unit, or is held for sale or use in a place of business; provided, however, that “place of business” as used herein shall not be deemed to include a junkyard or other similar establishment dealing in secondhand merchandise for sale on open unprotected premises.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any junkyard dealer or secondhand furniture dealer with unenclosed premises used for display of secondhand iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, or similar airtight units to fail to remove the doors on such secondhand units having an interior storage capacity of 11/2 cubic feet or more from which the door has not been removed. This section will not apply to any dealer who has fenced and locked his or her premises.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 29707, 1955; s. 1, ch. 67-135; s. 1, ch. 71-116; s. 66, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 75-24; s. 41, ch. 75-298; s. 1278, ch. 97-102.

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Title XLVI - Crimes

Chapter 823 - Public Nuisances

823.01 - Nuisances; Penalty.

823.02 - Building Bonfires.

823.04 - Animals Suffering From Disease or Pests.

823.041 - Disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals; Penalty.

823.05 - Places and Groups Engaged in Certain Activities Declared a Nuisance; Abatement and Enjoinment.

823.06 - Doors of Public Buildings to Open Outward.

823.07 - Iceboxes, Refrigerators, Deep-Freeze Lockers, Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, or Airtight Units; Abandonment, Discard.

823.08 - Iceboxes, Refrigerators, Deep-Freeze Lockers, Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, or Similar Airtight Units Abandoned or Discarded; Attractive Nuisance.

823.09 - Violation of S. 823.07; Penalty.

823.10 - Place Where Controlled Substances Are Illegally Kept, Sold, or Used Declared a Public Nuisance.

823.11 - Derelict Vessels; Relocation or Removal; Penalty.

823.12 - Smoking in Elevators Unlawful; Penalty.

823.13 - Places Where Obscene Materials Are Illegally Kept, Sold, or Used Declared a Public Nuisance; Drive-in Theaters, Films Visible From Public Streets or Public Places.

823.14 - Florida Right to Farm Act.

823.145 - Disposal by Open Burning of Certain Materials Used in Agricultural Operations.

823.15 - Public or Private Animal Agencies; Sterilization Required for Dogs and Cats Released; Recordkeeping Requirements; Microchipping.

823.151 - Lost or Stray Dogs and Cats.

823.16 - Sport Shooting Ranges; Definitions; Exemption From Liability; Exemption From Specified Rules; Exemption From Nuisance Actions; Continued Operation.