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<section number="5-278" name="Preventing cart removal" law="code" slug="sec-5-278" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_5BULI_DIV22SHCACO_S5-278PRCARE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Preventative Measures Required. Each retail business owner or manager shall implement one or more of the following measures to prevent the removal of shopping carts from the premises:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Placing electronic or other disabling devices on all shopping carts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Requiring coin deposits (for example, twenty-five cents) for shopping cart use;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Posting a security guard to prevent customers from removing shopping carts from the premises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Utilizing a cart control and retrieval company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Utilizing an in-house cart retrieval system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Other measures deemed appropriate and effective by the County as set forth in published regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Penalty for Non-Compliance. The County shall have the authority to fine retail businesses that fail to comply with the requirements of this section two thousand dollars ($2,000) per day after an initial written warning of non-compliance.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Compliance Date and Certification. Each retail business shall comply with the requirements of this section by August 1, 2025. Each such business shall provide written self-certification of compliance to the County in a manner set forth in regulations implementing this Division.</text>
  </level>
</section>
