[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
It is the intent of this article to regulate the storing, labeling
and recovery of shopping carts and to prohibit any person from the
unlawful removal of shopping carts from the premises of the owners,
or the abandonment of carts in the Township.
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Shall mean any rolling basket or container commonly used
to hold and/or transport merchandise in or around a store.
Shall mean the entire private property where a store is situated.
Shall mean and include any place that offers merchandise
for sale.
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
All stores making carts available to their customers shall identify their ownership of said carts by attaching thereto in a permanent manner a tag or other identification stating the owner of said cart and the store at which the cart is to be maintained or kept in the Township. The failure to time of being recovered from its abandonment, shall relieve the Township of any necessity to notify any owner thereof of the fact that the said cart is in the possession of the Township and any such unmarked cart shall be retrieved and be disposed of under the provisions of § 24-187.
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
All stores making carts available to their customers shall,
daily, put all carts left on the premises inside the building or in
storage areas so designated on approved plans within one hour after
closing of the business to the general public or 12:00 midnight whichever
occurs first. It shall be the duty of the store manager, or person
in charge of said store, to comply with the enforcement of this section.
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
Removal of carts from the store premises without the written consent of the store manager, owner or his representative shall be a violation of this article and constitute a misdemeanor punishable by the terms of § 1-11 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
All stores in the Township that furnish carts for the use of the public shall post the following notice within their business premises in a place where the same can be readily seen by the public: "Removing carts from the store parking area without written consent is a violation of Township Code § 24-184 and may be subject to a fine of $500 and/or 93 days in jail."
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
It shall be unlawful for any person or store to abandon, or
suffer to be abandoned, any cart from any store within the Township.
[Ord. No. 222, 5-12-2011]
Any abandoned cart, not located on the premises of a store,
shall be subject to impoundment by the Township or the Township's
towing contractor. Each store shall be notified whenever a minimum
of 10 carts from the store have been impounded. Upon notification
by the Township or the Township's towing contractor that an abandoned
cart has been impounded, all stores shall have 21 days to retrieve
the same. Carts may be redeemed within the twenty-one-day period for
a per-cart fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
Carts not redeemed within the specified period may be auctioned, recycled
or disposed of, by the Township or the Township's towing contractor.
