The following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
ABANDONMENT
The act of leaving, deserting or giving up control and/or possession of a shopping cart in a public place.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, highway, sidewalk or other publicly owned property to which the public or a substantial number of persons has access.
SHOPPING CART
Any device, vehicle or wheeled container of the kind customarily provided by merchants to customers for the purpose of carrying merchandise.