Delaware § 6503 - Spark arrester for traction engines; penalty.
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§ 6503. Spark arrester for traction engines; penalty.
(a) No owner of a traction engine shall use or operate such engine or suffer or permit the same to be used or operated unless there has been securely attached to the smokestack thereof a suitable and sufficient spark catcher or spark protector, which spark catcher or spark protector shall be of a conical or funnel shape and of a heavy wire material and of a mesh not larger than one eighth of an inch. No owner of a traction engine shall suffer or permit the engine to be operated without having the smokestack thereof securely protected by such spark protector.
(b) Any owner or operator of a traction engine failing or neglecting to provide the owner’s or operator’s engine with a spark protector shall be fined not more than $50.
25 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 1; Code 1915, § 3450; Code 1935, § 3909; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 6503; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6503 ("Spark arrester for traction engines; penalty.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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