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(1) A person commits the offense of creating a hazard by knowingly:

(a) Discarding in any place where it might attract children a container having a compartment with a capacity of more than one and one-half cubic feet and an attached door or lid that automatically locks or otherwise securely fastens when closed and cannot be easily opened from the inside;

(b) Maintaining any property under her or his control in a manner which could attract children and which constitutes a potential health or safety hazard to the children, without taking proper steps to restrict access to the area;

(c) Failing to cover or fence with suitable protective materials a well, cistern, cesspool, mine shaft, or other hole of a depth of four or more feet and a width of 12 or more inches located upon property in the person’s possession; or

(d) Being the owner or otherwise having possession of any property or owning or possessing any property upon which industrial, construction, or farming equipment is located and allowing the equipment to be maintained or operated in an unsafe manner or condition.

(2) Creating a hazard is a Class C offense.