§ 9.38.130 — Retrieval of shopping/laundry carts

9.38.130 - Retrieval of shopping/laundry carts.

(A) As an alternative to any applicable removal-related procedures and requirements of LVMC 9.38.040 to 9.38.110, inclusive, the City may opt to follow the provisions of Subsections (B) and (C) of this Section. (B) A shopping cart or laundry cart that is in the possession of a person in violation of NRS 205.860, or that has been left or abandoned in violation of NRS 205.860, may be collected by officers or employees of the City and returned to the owner of the cart, or may be held for a period of at least thirty days before being disposed of by the City in its discretion. If the owner of the cart is apparent or reasonably able to be determined, the City may not dispose of the cart until the City has notified the owner and at least twenty days have elapsed following the notification. If the owner claims the cart within the notice period or before disposition, the City shall return the cart to the owner or its representative, and shall do so upon payment of the fee described in LVMC 9.38.110. (C) The City may establish a program by which the owners of shopping carts and laundry carts collected by the City pursuant to Subsection (B) may retrieve their carts on a monthly or other periodic basis. The program may provide for appropriate procedures and requirements, which may include without limitation: (1) A requirement for the owner to register or enter into an agreement to participate in the program; and (2) A requirement to pay the City a retrieval fee that reflects the City's reasonable cost of collecting the owner's carts.

(Ord. No. 6694, § 2, 7-17-19)