(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any of the following acts with respect to a shopping cart, when such cart has a permanently affixed sign in conformity with this chapter:
(1) To remove a shopping cart from the store premises with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the shopping cart owner of possession of the cart;
(2) To be in possession of any shopping cart that has been removed from the store premises with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the shopping cart owner of possession of the cart;
(3) To be in possession of any shopping cart with serial numbers or identification signage removed, obliterated, or altered, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the shopping cart owner of possession of the cart;
(4) To leave or abandon a shopping cart at a location other than the store premises with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the shopping cart owner of possession of the cart;
(5) To alter, convert, or tamper with a shopping cart, or to remove any part or portion thereof or to remove, obliterate or alter serial numbers or identification signage on a cart, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the shopping cart owner of possession of the cart;
(6) To be in possession of any shopping cart while that cart is not located on the store premises, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the shopping cart owner of possession of the cart.
(B) This section shall not apply to a shopping cart owner, or his or her employee, or a patron who has written consent from the shopping cart owner to be in possession of such cart or to remove such cart from the store premises.
(Ord. 2010-11 § 2 (part), 2010)