Section 750.242 - Traction engines using wood fuel; spark arresters. - Michigan Statutes

THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931

750.242 Traction engines using wood fuel; spark arresters.

Sec. 242.

Spark arresters on traction engines using wood fuel—Any person who shall own or operate upon the premises of any inhabitant of this state, or upon the highway, any traction or other portable steam engine, unless said engine shall be equipped with an efficient spark arrester at all times when in use and using wood as a fuel, and with proper fire extinguishers, either liquid or dry, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. All traction or other portable engines using wood for fuel shall be equipped with bonnet spark arresters having an oval top of number 10 mesh, 22 gauge wire and sides composed of number 6 mesh, 16 gauge wire.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.242
Former Law: See sections 1 and 2 of Act 339 of 1913, being CL 1915, §§ 7368 and 7369; and CL 1929, §§ 8924 and 8925.