The definitions set forth herein shall govern the application
and interpretation of this chapter.
ABANDONED SHOPPING CART
Any shopping cart that has been removed, without written
consent of the owner, from the owner's business premises and
is left unattended or discarded on either public or private property
other than the premises of the business establishment from which the
shopping cart was removed. For purposes of this chapter, any shopping
cart which is properly identified as required by this chapter, located
on any public or private property other than the premises of the retail
business establishment from which the shopping cart was removed, shall
be presumed to be abandoned, even if in the possession of any person
unless such person in possession is either the owner, employee or
agent of the owner, the owner, employee or agent of a shopping cart
retrieval service hired to retrieve shopping carts from throughout
the Borough, or has written permission or consent to be in possession
of the shopping cart from the shopping cart's owner.
BOROUGH
Glenolden Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
OWNER
Any person or entity who, in connection with the conduct
of a business, owns, leases, possesses or makes a shopping cart available
to customers or the public.
PREMISES
The entire area owned, occupied, and/or utilized by an owner
which provides shopping carts for use by customers or other persons,
including any parking lot or other property provided by or on behalf
of the owner for customer parking or use.
SHOPPING CART
A basket which is mounted on wheels, or a similar device
generally used in a retail or commercial establishment by a customer
for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind. The word "shopping
cart" includes laundry carts, which are shopping carts used in a laundromat
or retail dry-cleaning establishment by a customer or attendant for
the purpose of transporting textile goods.