§ 8.54.030. Identification of shopping carts.

A. Any retail establishment providing shopping carts to its customers shall, within ninety days following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, permanently affix to each shopping cart an identification sign of the type described in Section 22435.1 of the California Business and Professions Code, that identifies the owner of the shopping cart or the retailer, or both; notifies the public of the procedure to be utilized for authorized removal of the shopping cart from the premises; notifies the public that the unauthorized removal of the shopping cart from the premises or parking area of the retail establishment, or the unauthorized possession of the shopping cart, is a violation of state and local law; and lists a valid telephone number or address for returning the shopping cart removed from the premises or parking area to the owner or retailer.

B. Removal of a shopping cart from the premises or the parking area of a retail establishment, or the unauthorized possession of a shopping cart, shall be punishable by imprisonment for up to ninety days or by fine as provided in Signal Hill Municipal Code Section 1.16.010C, or both.

(Ord. 2001-06-1286 § 1 (part))