Every person, firm, corporation or other entity who or which
makes a shopping cart available to the public shall mark said cart
or cause said cart to be marked and identified conspicuously with
the name and address of the owner. Such identification shall be in
the form of a metal tag securely fastened to the cart or by a cutting
or stamping on the frame of the cart.
In addition to and not in limitation of any other provision
of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to remove a shopping
cart or permit the removal of a shopping cart from the property of
the establishment or business that makes said cart available, except
that such a cart may be removed to a parking area adjoining the property
of said establishment or business.
In addition to and not in limitation of any other provision
of this chapter, the Commissioner of Public Works shall have the authority
to remove, or cause to be removed, any shopping cart found in any
public place and to hold said cart in his possession until redeemed
or otherwise disposed of in accordance with this article.
Whenever the Commissioner of Public Works shall remove and hold a shopping cart as stated in § 192-7, he shall, within a reasonable time thereafter, mail a notice to the owner at the address shown on the shopping cart's identification tag or stamp. Such notice shall state that each held shopping cart may be redeemed by the owner upon payment to the City's Department of Finance of the sum of $5 per cart and shall set forth the times and places where such cart or carts may be redeemed. Payment for redemption shall be made to the Department of Finance and a receipt shall be given therefor, and said receipt shall entitle the holder to redeem said cart or carts at the place where they are held. The Department of Finance shall have the authority to require reasonable identification to demonstrate any person's proof of ownership or right to possession.
Any shopping carts which remain unredeemed by their owners after the mailing of a notice as provided in § 192-8, and after the passing of a reasonable time thereafter, may be sold by the City at public auction. Any cart may be redeemed by the owner at any time prior to such public auction. Any unredeemed cart which fails to sell at public auction may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the City.
