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ORDINANCE tvo. 9~6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD ADDING A SECTION 23,22 OF THE LYNWOOD
CITY CODE RELATING TO SHOPPING CARTS
The City Council of the City of Lynwood does ordain
as follows:
Section l. Section 23.22 ~s added to the Lynwood City
Code to provide as follows:
"Section 23•22. Unauthorized Removal IIse of Possession
of Shopping Carts.
"(a) Removal. No person shall remove any shopping
cart, shopping basket or other similar device from the premises or
parking area of any business establishment if such shopping cart,
basket or device has permanently affixed to it a sign identifying
it as belonging to the owner or operator of such business
establishment and a notification to the effect that such cart,
basket or device is not to be removed from the premises.
"(b) Abandonment. No person shall abandon or leave
any such shopping cart, shopping basket or other similar device
which has been removed from the owner's premises upon any public
street, alley, sidewalk, parkway or other public place, nor upon
any private property except that of the owner of such cart,
basket or device.
"(c) Possession. No person shall have in his possession
any shopping cart, shopping basket or other similar device which
has been removed from the premises of any business establishment
operated by the owner of said cart, basket or device and which
has permanently affixed to it a sign identifying it as belonging
to the operator of a business establishment and a notification
to the effect that such cart, basket or device is not to be
removed from the premises of said establishment.
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"~~) Use. No person shall use any shopping cart,
shopping basket or other similar device £or any purpose other
than that intended by the owner of said cart, basket or device.
"(e) Alteration. No person shall alter, convert or tamper
with any shopping cart, shopping basket or other similar device
or remove any part thereof."
Section 2. Penalty. Any person, firm or corportaion
violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $500 or by imprisonment in the City or County jail
for a period of not to exceed six (6) months or by both such a
fine and imprisonment.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed
to certify to thepassage of this ordinance and to cause the same
to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated in the
City of Lynwood.
First read at a regular meeting o£ the City Council of
said City held on the 21st day of March, 1972, and finally adopted
and ordered published at a regular meeting of said County held
on the 4th day of April, 1972, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Bvork, Green Liewer Morris '~tevens,
Noes: Councilmen
Absent: Councilmen
ATTEST:
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~ity~Clerk, City of ynwood
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Mayor o CiLy o ;~ynwood
STATE OF CALIFCRNIA )
COUNTY OF ~ ~, ; ss.
LOS ANG~LES, ;
i, *he undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwcod, 3nd ex-officio clerk of the Council of said
city, c~~ her~~y certify that tne above is a true and
cor;~~ct copy ~f ~~dinance Nc. p~_ adopted by the City
c=~uncil oT' the ~ity of Lynwood, and that same was passed
°~ ~hF ~~_~' and by the vote therein stated.
DaT,ed rhis 6th da of
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