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CHAPTER 26. ABANDONMENT OF SHOPPING CARTS

Sec. 5-26.05. Shopping cart abatement.
Upon discovering the existence of a wrecked, dismantled or abandoned shopping cart, or parts thereof, on public or private property within the City, the City Manager, or his authorized representative shall have the authority to cause the abatement and removal thereof in accordance with the procedure described in this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 742)

Sec. 5-26.08. Identification of shopping carts.
All shopping carts used in the City shall be properly identified by the owner thereof, including the name of the local store in which such shopping cart is to be used. All persons owning shopping carts within the City for use of their customers to take outside of the buildings shall have firmly affixed thereto the owner’s identification.
(§ 1, Ord. 742)

Sec. 5-26.11. Owner’s responsibility to prevent littering.
The action of an owner or owner’s agent or employee to permit any such cart, wagon or device to be removed from the owner’s premises shall be considered littering.
(§ 1, Ord. 742)

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.