Abandoned Cart Prevention Plan Form October 31, 2017 1. Identification Name of Business: * Business Address: * Responsible Party: * Email: * Email address of Responsible Party Phone Number: * Responsible Party Is: * Owner Manager Operator Onsite Contact: If different than responsible party. Email: Email address of Onsite Contact Phone Number: 2. Cart Inventory Please indicate the total number of carts maintained on the premises. 3. Notice to Customers The owner/responsible party of any retail establishment furnishing a parking area and shopping carts or laundry carts shall post prominently at all entrances to the retail establishment, a notice in substantially the following form: REMOVAL OF SHOPPING CARTS FROM THESE PREMISES IS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND WILL SUBJECT THE VIOLATOR TO A FINE. (RMC §8.35.040) Please indicate your procedure for providing notification to customers that removal of carts from the premises is prohibited. Notices must be posted in conspicuous areas to be made visible to customers. All signs must comply with Chapter 17.75 (Signs On Private Property) of the Rocklin Municipal Code. Warnings on shopping carts Warnings on shopping bags Signs posted in prominent places near building and parking lot exits Other (please describe): 4. Cart Identification Every cart owned or provided by any business in the City of Rocklin must be marked and identified conspicuously with the name, address, and telephone number of the owner. Such identification shall be in the form of a metal or plastic tag or plate securely fastened to the cart or standing on the frame of the cart or by etched branding on the side or front of the cart. Please describe how the carts are marked and identified and indicate the language used in the identification: 5. Physical Measures Specific physical measures shall be implemented to prevent or minimize the opportunity for cart removal from the business premises. These measures may include, but are not limited to, disabling devices on all carts, posting of a security guard to deter and stop customers who attempt to remove carts from the business premises, allowing no carts outside the building of the business unless in the company of an employee, bollards and chains around business premises to prevent cart removal, security deposits required for use of all carts, or the rental or sale of carts that can be temporarily or permanently used for the transport of purchases. Any facility modifications (e.g., bollards and chains) must be approved by the Rocklin Economic and Community Development Department prior to installation. Please describe in detail in the space below the specific physical measures that will be implemented to prevent cart removal from the premises. Please attach more pages to this form if necessary. 6. Abandoned Cart Retrieval Please provide a description of the procedure for retrieval of abandoned carts, or proof of contract for cart retrieval services with a retrieval business. If contracted with a retrieval business, please include primary contract information. 7. Annual Evaluation The owner shall report each July 1 on the effectiveness of the Abandoned Cart Prevention Plan that was approved in the prior year. How many carts had to be replaced due to loss, theft, or abandonment?: * 8. Plan Contact Please provide the contact information for the individual who can be contacted if there are questions about your site’s Abandoned Cart Prevention Plan. Plan Contact: * Phone Number: * Email: * Email address of Plan Contact Address: *
