Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 9.28 Shopping Carts
Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield
Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 · Text as of 2026-10-02
Sections: 9.28.010 Interpretation of language. 9.28.020 Removal from parking lot or business premises prohibited. 9.28.030 Notice affixed to cart. 9.28.040 Notice posted on premises.
9.28.010 Interpretation of language.¶
For the purpose of this chapter, words and phrases shall be given their customary and usual meanings and shall be interpreted and construed accordingly, unless a different meaning is expressly ascribed thereto. (Prior code § 10.34.010)
9.28.020 Removal from parking lot or business premises prohibited.¶
Without the prior written consent of the owner, it is unlawful for any person to remove, or cause to be removed, any shopping cart which is the property of the business establishment furnishing such carts for its customers’ use, from the parking lot or other premises of said business establishment. (Prior code § 10.34.020)
9.28.030 Notice affixed to cart.¶
Each shopping cart shall have prominently and permanently affixed thereto a notice in substantially the following form:
Property of (owner’s name)
Removal of this cart from these premises
without written permission of the owner
is prohibited by law.
(Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.28)
Maximum penalty $500—6 months, or both.
(Prior code § 10.34.030)
9.28.040 Notice posted on premises.¶
There shall be posted by the business establishment furnishing a parking lot and shopping carts for its customers’ use, prominently and conspicuously on the premises and the parking lot, a notice in substantially the following form:
Removal of shopping carts from
these premises prohibited by law.
(Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.28)
Maximum penalty $500—6 months, or both.
(Prior code § 10.34.040)
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