§ 4-16.201. Shopping Cart Sign Requirements.

Every shopping cart owned or provided by a business establishment in the City of Modesto must have a sign permanently affixed to the cart that contains all of the following information:

(a)

The name of the business establishment that owns the cart;

(b)

The procedure to be used for authorized removal of a shopping cart from the establishment's premises, including, but not limited to, cart rental and obtaining owner consent for removal;

(c)

A statement that the unauthorized removal of a shopping cart from the premises is a misdemeanor and a violation of State law;

(d)

Lists a valid telephone number or address for returning the shopping cart removed from the premises or parking area to the owner or retailer, and the City "hotline" telephone number.

There shall be posted by the owner, prominently and conspicuously, at all public entrances and exits to the business, a notice in substantially the following form:

REMOVAL OF SHOPPING CHARTS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND SHALL SUBJECT THE VIOLATOR TO A MINIMUM FINE OF $100.00.

It is unlawful and a public nuisance to provide or offer to customers any shopping cart that does not have such information permanently affixed to it.

(Ord. 3486-C.S., § 1, effective 6-5-08)