(a) Removal from Premises; Definition. No person shall remove any shopping cart from the premises of any shop, store, grocery or supermarket in the City, regardless of any intention to convert such cart to his own use. “Shopping cart”, as used herein, means any rolling or nonrolling basket or container such as is used in shops, stores, groceries and supermarkets.
(Ord. 104-66. Passed 12-13-66.)
(Ord. 104-66. Passed 12-13-66.)
(b) Abandonment on Public Property. No person shall abandon any shopping cart from a shop, store, grocery or supermarket on any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place within the City. Carts found on adjacent public parking lots shall be considered on the premises and not abandoned.
(c) Reclamation Fee and Disposal. Any shopping cart found abandoned on any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place within the City, may be impounded by the police who shall then notify the owner thereof. Such carts may be reclaimed by the owner, upon payment of five dollars. Thirty days after notice to the owner, any unclaimed carts may be disposed of by the City. Carts that are unidentifiable as to ownership may be disposed of by the City, thirty days after they are impounded.
(Ord. 73-66. Passed 8-23-66.)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.