Louisiana § RS 14:324 - Abandoning or discarding ice boxes or other air tight containers; penalty

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:324 — Abandoning or discarding ice boxes or other air tight containers; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 14:324. Abandoning or discarding ice boxes or other air tight containers; penalty

A.  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to leave outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded ice box, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which has an airtight door or doors, or which may not be released for opening from the inside of said icebox, refrigerator or container.  It shall further be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to leave outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which is airtight and has a snap lock or other device thereon without first removing said snap lock or locks, or door or doors, from said icebox, refrigerators or containers.  

B.  Should any person, firm or corporation violate any of the provisions of this Section they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $1,000.00, or imprisoned for not in excess of six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.  

Acts 1954, No. 75, §§1, 2.  

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 14:324 ("Abandoning or discarding ice boxes or other air tight containers; penalty") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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