Mandatory implementation and ongoing use of measures to prevent removal of, or ensure prompt retrieval of, shopping carts.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.36.060
in effect8.36.060 - Mandatory implementation and ongoing use of measures to prevent removal of, or ensure prompt retrieval of, shopping carts.
A. Except as provided in Section 8.36.060(D), each and every shopping cart owner shall implement and enforce, on an ongoing basis and at all times, measures to contain its shopping carts within the premises of its business establishment and/or to prevent any unauthorized person from removing one or more shopping carts from such premises. Permitted measures include any or all of the following:
1. A wheel locking mechanism installed on all shopping carts and used in conjunction with an electronic barrier along the perimeter of the premises, which is activated when a shopping cart crosses the electronic barrier;
2. A physical barrier, such as bollards, restricting shopping carts to a specific area of the premises;
3. A mechanical system requiring a reasonable deposit to use a shopping cart;
4. Shopping carts equipped with a protruding arm or similar device prohibiting a cart from being removed from the interior of a business establishment; or
5. Any other similar method that prevents the removal of shopping carts from the premises.
B. Each and every shopping cart owner shall post a sign having minimum dimensions of twelve (12) inches by eighteen (18) inches in a conspicuous location at each entrance to the premises notifying shopping cart users of the containment measures put into place pursuant to this section.
C. Each and every shopping cart owner shall implement shopping cart containment measures and otherwise come into compliance with the requirements of this section within three months of final approval of this ordinance by the City Council of the City.
D. A shopping cart owner is exempt from the requirements of subsections A, B and C of this Section 8.36.060 during any period of time in which such shopping cart owner implements, enforces and utilizes measures for retrieving shopping carts from public property daily and returning such shopping carts promptly to the shopping cart owner. Permitted measures include any or all of the following:
1. Entering into a written contract with a cart retrieval service requiring the daily retrieval of shopping carts from public property, and the return of such shopping carts to the shopping cart owner;
2. Daily retrieval by the shopping cart owner of its shopping carts from public property; or
3. Any other similar method that results in the daily retrieval of shopping carts from public property.
E. Within thirty (30) calendar days following request of the City manager, each shopping cart owner shall provide to the City manager, or his or her designee, information concerning the adequacy and effectiveness of the shopping cart containment or retrieval measures implemented pursuant to this Section 8.36.060, and any similar information as requested by the City manager.
(Ord. 1707 § 1 (part), 2002)
Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8HESA_CH8.36SHCA_8.36.060MAIMONUSMEPRREENPRRESHCAFetched: 11/1/2026