As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings
indicated:
OWNER
The person who owns or has possession, custody or control of shopping
carts which are made available for the use of patrons in connection with the
operation of a retail business.
SHOPPING CART or CART
A cart of the type commonly provided by retail stores or supermarkets
and used for the convenience of patrons.
STREET
Any street, avenue, road, alley, lane, highway and parking lot, and
includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved,
and may comprise pavements, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas and
other places within the street lines and places used by the general public.
The owner of shopping carts used in connection with any retail business
and intended for use by patrons shall clearly designate on each cart the name
of such owner or owners.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a shopping cart from the
premises of a retail establishment.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or owners to leave any such cart
or permit any such cart to be left unattended or abandoned on any street or
public place within the borough. Any owner who shall directly or indirectly
permit or suffer his or her customers to take such carts off the business
premises of the owner shall be responsible if such carts are abandoned or
left unattended on a public street or public place or on private property
without the expressed consent of the owner or tenant thereof.
The borough shall remove or cause to be removed any cart found abandoned
or left unattended on any street and shall take the same to borough property
where it shall be held until redeemed, sold or otherwise disposed of as hereinafter
provided.
Whenever the borough shall take any cart containing the owner's identification, a notice shall be sent by ordinary mail to such owner advising that the cart is held by the borough and may be redeemed upon payment as provided in Chapter
101, Fees, to the borough at any time prior to a sale, dismantling or destruction thereof as hereinafter provided. No cart shall be delivered to a person seeking to redeem the same unless such person shall furnish satisfactory evidence of ownership or right to possession.
Upon a redemption or sale of a cart, the proceeds shall be deposited
in the general funds of the borough.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by any combination of the following: a fine
not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or by
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.