A. It shall be the responsibility of a shopping or laundry cart owner to secure and continuously maintain a service to retrieve shopping or laundry carts which have been removed from their store premises within twenty four (24) hours of the removal, or notice of removal. Service shall only be established with a person or business entity engaged in the business of shopping or laundry cart retrieval who possesses a valid Temple City business license and any other requisite approval, license, or permit.
B. No person or business entity shall engage in the business of cart retrieval without a valid Temple City business license. Such person or business entity shall comply with the following requirements:
1. A person or business entity engaged in the business of cart retrieval shall retain records showing written authorization from the shopping or laundry cart owner, or an agent thereof, to retrieve carts and to be in possession of carts retrieved. A copy of said records shall be maintained in each vehicle used for cart retrieval.
2. Each vehicle used for the retrieval of shopping or laundry carts shall display a sign that clearly identifies the person or business entity engaging in the business of cart retrieval.
C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, shopping or laundry cart owners engaging in business in the city on the effective date of this chapter shall secure a retrieval service, in conformity with subsection A of this section, within three (3) months from the effective date of this chapter. (Ord. 11-948)