Spark arrester for traction engines; penalty.

Del. Code tit. 16, § 6503
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(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.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c065/index.htmlFetched: 6/28/2026

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