(a) Every person or his agent, who generally and in the natural course of the operation of his business supplies the public with shopping carts, shall place in a secure manner an identifying tag listing such person's business name and address on each individual shopping cart under such person's ownership or control.
(b) It shall be the duty of every person or his agent, who generally and in the natural course of the operation of his business supplies the public with shopping carts, to collect and store all shopping carts within his building or place of business. Any shopping cart found on any public property, including streets, alleys, roadways, tree lawns, and other public areas, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the presence of a shopping cart on public property, including streets, alleys, roadways, tree lawns, and other public areas shall constitute a prima-facie violation of this section. Each shopping cart so found shall constitute a separate violation of this section.
(c) In addition to constituting a nuisance and subject to violation of law as hereinabove provided, any shopping carts found on public property, including streets, alleys, roadways, tree lawns and public areas, shall be picked up and collected by the Department of Public Service and deposited in a place or area to be designated by the Safety-Service Director.
(d) Any shop owner, keeper, manager or businessman or his agent, whose shopping carts are so collected and stored, may reclaim the same upon payment of the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each such cart so claimed.
(Ord. 13-2010. Passed 3-23-10.)