A. A person commits the offense of retail theft when such person knowingly:
1. Takes possession of, carries away, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred any merchandise with a value of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment, with the intention of retaining such merchandise or with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such merchandise, without paying full retail value of such merchandise.
2. Alters, transfers or removes any label, price tag, marking, indicia of value or any other markings which aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment and attempts to purchase such merchandise personally, or in consort with another, at less than the full retail value with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise.
3. Transfers any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment from the container in or on which such merchandise is displayed to any other container, with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise.
B. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
(Ord. 3202, 4-14-2009; amd. Ord. 3542, 2-27-2018)