(a) Effective October 1, 1997, all merchants who provide shopping carts for the convenience to their customers and who permit these carts to leave the business premises shall provide outdoor designated storage or parking areas (cart corrals) capable of accommodating a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the total number of shopping carts owned or controlled by the merchant.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day in which a violation occurs shall be a separate offense.
(Ord. 1997-79. Passed 6-23-97.)