Sec. 62-209Definitions

(a) For the purposes of this article, the term shopping cart means a basket mounted on wheels or a similar device which is generally used in a retail establishment by a customer for the purpose of transportation of goods of any kind.

(b) Abandoned shopping cart means a shopping cart which is left unattended or discarded upon any public or private property other than the premises of the retail establishment from which the shopping cart was removed, regardless of whether such shopping cart was removed from the premises with the permission of the owner. For purposes of this ordinance, any shopping cart left unattended or discarded on any public property shall be presumed abandoned, and any shopping cart left unattended or discarded on any private property shall be presumed abandoned unless the owner or occupant of the private property is: (i) the owner, or an employee or authorized agent of the owner, entitled to possession of said shopping cart, (ii) an officer, employee or agent of a cart retrieval service hired by the owner to retrieve shopping carts, or (iii) is enforcement personnel retrieving, storing or disposing of a cart pursuant to the provisions of this article.

History: (Ord. No. 18-05, 6-7-2018)