(a) In this section, SHOPPING CART is an object that has the same meaning as in Chapter 17 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, as amended.
(b) A person commits an offense if he possesses a shopping cart at a location other than the premises of the retail establishment that owns the shopping cart.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the person was an owner, employee, or agent of the retail establishment that owns the shopping cart and was delivering, retrieving, or returning the shopping cart to the retail establishment.
(d) A retail establishment that owns a shopping cart shall affix to the shopping cart a durable all-weather decal stating the following in legible letters:
IT IS AN OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO $500 TO POSSESS THIS SHOPPING CART AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN ON THE PREMISES OF THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT THAT OWNS THIS SHOPPING CART.
(Ord. Nos. 25439; 30136)