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§ 114.02 CARTS TO BE CONFINED TO BUSINESS PREMISES.

(A) It shall be the responsibility of every person, firm, or corporation in the city owning shopping carts or grocery carts, as set out in § 114.01, to keep them or see that they are kept within the confines of the owner’s business premises.
(B) For the purpose of this chapter, “BUSINESS PREMISES” includes the buildings, parking areas, and storage areas used in connection with the owner’s business. It shall be deemed a violation of this section if any shopping cart or grocery cart is found off the owner’s business premises.

§ 114.99 PENALTY.

(A) Any person, firm, or corporation in violation of § 114.01 shall be fined $5. Each cart to which a proper identification tag has not been affixed shall be deemed to be a separate offense and each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense with respect to each cart.
(B) Any person, firm, or corporation in violation of § 114.02 shall be fined not less than $30 nor more than $500. Each cart found off the owner’s business premises shall be deemed to be a separate offense and each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense with respect to each cart.
(Ord. O-16-74, passed 4-19-74)

About Shopping Cart Ordinances

Retailers can struggle to stop cart abandonment, often paying up to $15,000 a year on replacement carts and municipal fines and fees due imposed by communities. These cart regulations and laws are put in place to not only control the environmental impact of abandoned carts, but also to keep towns and cities clean.

Most shopping cart ordinances fall into three categories: The first category is regulations requiring retailers to have a plan to contain and collect errant shopping carts. Secondly, those that define the fines and penalties a city may impose on retailers for abandoned or errant shopping carts. Finally, the third category of rules generally requires retailers to have a system to contain shopping carts, preventing abandonment.