(a) "Abandoned shopping cart" means any cart removed from a business establishment's premises without written permission of the owner and located on either public or private property.
(b) "Owner" means any person or entity within a business establishment who owns, possesses, or makes shopping carts available to customers. For the purpose of this chapter, "owner" includes, but is not limited to, the store owner, manager, on-site manager, on-duty manager or other designated agent of a business establishment providing shopping carts for customer use.
(c) "Parking area" means a parking lot or other property provided by a business establishment for use by a customer for parking an automobile or other vehicle.
(d) "Premises" means the entire area owned, rented, leased, or utilized by a business establishment that provides shopping cars for customer use, including parking areas.
(e) "Shopping cart" means a basket which is mounted on wheels or a similar device generally used in a business establishment by a customer for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind. This includes, but is not limited to, laundry, grocery or shopping carts.
(Ord. 45-2018. Passed 3-5-18.)