For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED SHOPPING CART. A shopping cart removed from the business premises by any person without the written consent of the owner of the shopping cart or the retailer entitled to possession of the cart, or a cart left unattended, discarded, or abandoned outside the business premises or parking lot or facility of the business establishment which furnishes the shopping cart for patrons.
BUSINESS PREMISES. The entirety of a commercial or industrial site upon which a cart provider conducts a commercial establishment, including, but not limited to, the interior of the cart provider’s commercial establishment, adjacent walkways, any associated loading and parking areas provided on that site or provided on private property in conjunction with the commercial or industrial establishment.
CART PROVIDER. The owner or operator of a business who provides ten or more carts for use by its customers for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind.
PHYSICAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM. Devices on all shopping carts, which prevent them from being removed from the business premises by locking the wheels or otherwise preventing the movement of the shopping carts off the business premises or from the businesses entrance/exit.
SHOPPING CART. Any basket of any size, mounted on wheels or other similar device provided by the store operator for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind within a business establishment or designated parking or loading area of that business establishment.
(Ord. 584-C.S., passed 6-1-10)