A. A person may agree with other persons to share and to pay expenses related to the toll-free telephone line described in BC 7.17.010(A)(3). The agreement shall provide that any person designated to operate the toll-free telephone line and receive reports concerning abandoned shopping carts must forward the reports in accordance with BC 7.17.010(A)(3).

B. A person shall retrieve a shopping cart that the person owns within 72 hours after receiving notification that the shopping cart has been abandoned.

C. If the City identifies, salvages or reclaims an abandoned shopping cart, it shall use the toll-free telephone line described in BC 7.17.010(A)(3) to report the existence and location of an abandoned shopping cart to the owner of the shopping cart, if the owner is identifiable.

D. The City may take custody of an abandoned shopping cart and impose a fine of $50.00 on the owner of the shopping cart if the owner does not retrieve the shopping cart within 72 hours after the City makes a report under subsection (C) of this section or after the owner receives a report under BC 7.17.010(A)(3).

E. The City may release a shopping cart held in the City of Beaverton’s custody to the owner upon payment of the $50.00 fine.

F. The City may take title to a shopping cart in the City of Beaverton’s custody and dispose of the shopping cart as the City of Beaverton deems appropriate, if the owner does not claim the shopping cart within 30 days.

G. A city code enforcement officer may issue citations for the commission of a violation of this shopping cart chapter. A violation proceeding under this chapter shall be processed in accordance with ORS Chapter 153. [BC 7.17.020, added by Ordinance No. 4468, 1/7/08]