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Sec. 8-11. – Shopping carts placed in the public right-of-way.

(a) It shall be unlawful to place any shopping cart within the public right-of way. Any shopping cart found in the public right-of-way shall be subject to immediate removal by the city.

(b) Each business establishment that furnishes shopping carts to its patrons shall post a sign not less that one and one-half (1½) feet by three (3) feet in conspicuous places at each location inside and outside the business establishment where shopping carts are stored for patron use stating that it is a violation of state law and a first degree misdemeanor to remove the business establishment’s shopping carts from the establishment’s parking lot.

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.