Any person who takes possession of, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred, including alteration, or removal of any label, price tag, marketing, or indicia of value, any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment with the intention of retaining such merchandise or depriving the merchant of the possession, use or benefit of such merchandise, without paying the full retail value of such merchandise, as defined by state law, commits the offense of retail theft and shall be in violation of this section.
(Ord. 2006-021, passed 8-16-06) Penalty, see § 136.99