It shall be a misdemeanor to do any of the following acts with respect to an owner-identified shopping cart:
1. Remove a shopping cart from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart;
2. Be in possession of any shopping cart that has been removed from the premises or the parking area of a retail establishment, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart;
3. Be in possession of any shopping cart with serial numbers removed, obliterated, or altered, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart;
4. Leave or abandon a shopping cart at a location other than the premises or parking area of the retail establishment with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart;
5. Alter, convert, or tamper with a shopping cart, or remove any part or portion thereof or to remove, obliterate or alter serial numbers on a cart, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart; and
6. Be in possession of any shopping cart while that cart is not located on the premises or parking lot of a retail establishment, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart.
This section shall not apply to any person who can satisfactorily demonstrate ownership of the shopping cart, or to any person having written permission of the owner to have the cart in his or her possession.
Any such shopping cart in the possession of any person found to be in violation of Business and Professions Code Section 22435.2 may be returned to the owner or premises identified thereon by the City or its authorized contractor, or may be impounded for safekeeping provided actual notice within twenty-four (24) hours following such storage is given to the owner, or his or her agent, where said cart may be retrieved at no charge or cost if so retrieved within three business days following the date of actual notice as provided herein. Each such cart shall be tagged with the date and location of impoundment. Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 22453.7(i), said actual notice given to the owner of any such shopping cart which is impounded pursuant to this section shall further specify the date and time of such impoundment, the cost of retrieval if not so retrieved within three business days following date of actual notice, and that failure to retrieve such cart within thirty calendar days of receipt of such notice may result in the cart being disposed of as permitted by law.