(a) No person shall remove any shopping cart except his own 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 in this section, means any rolling or nonrolling basket or container such as is used in shops, stores, groceries and supermarkets.
(b) 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 parking lots other than Municipal parking lots shall be considered on the premises and not abandoned.
(c) Any shopping cart found abandoned on any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way or place within the City may be impounded by the police. Such carts may be reclaimed by the owner upon payment of five dollars ($5.00) per cart. Thirty days after notice by certified mail to the owner, and 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 being impounded.
(Ord. 27-66. Passed 9-26-66.)
(d) The owner of any shopping cart(s) who regularly permits such carts to be removed from premises under its control and abandoned on any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way or place within the City and after notification by the City of such condition, fails to take appropriate remedial action thereon, shall be subject to prosecution under this section.
(e) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 32-76. Passed 12-27-76.)