ARTICLE VII. SHOPPING CARTS
Sec. 46-135. Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Cart shall mean any rolling or non-rolling basket or container commonly used in so-called supermarkets or self-service stores.
Property shall mean and include any cart.
Store shall mean and include any individual store, chain-store and/or supermarket.
(Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
Sec. 46-136. Identification tag required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to provide carts for patrons’ use on the store premises, unless the carts bear a welded metallic tag, denoting the name of the owner.
(Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
Sec. 46-137. Authority required to take from premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take or use without authority any cart from the premises of any store, with or without intent to steal.
(Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
Sec. 46-138. Abandonment in public places prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or suffer to be abandoned any cart, from any store or supermarket, on any street, highway, alley, boulevard or public place within the city.
(Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
Sec. 46-139. Duty of store owner upon removal from store premises.
It shall be unlawful for any store to permit any person to remove a cart from the store premises except where the store causes carts to be picked up and retrieved within one hour of closing on the day when removed. If a cart shall be found in a public place, it will be presumed that the store owning the cart has violated the terms of this section.
(Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
Sec. 46-140. Impoundment of abandoned carts; disposal if unclaimed.
Whenever any cart is found abandoned on any street, highway, boulevard, alley or other public place in the city, the property shall be impounded by the police or other city representatives, who shall notify the owner thereof, who may reclaim the same by the payment of $5.00. If the property is not reclaimed in a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days, it shall be disposed of as unclaimed property, in the manner provided by law who may reclaim the same by a payment of $5.00 per day from the date of impoundment. (Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
Sec. 46-141. Posting of article on premises.
Any store using shopping carts shall post a copy of this article upon the premises in a place where the same can be readily seen by the public.
(Ord. No. 348-00, pt. IX, 4-3-2000)
