Fla. Stat. 506.5131
Return of shopping carts; assessment of fees, fines, and costs

(1)

The rightful owner of any shopping cart with a registered name or mark found on public property shall be immediately notified of its recovery.

(2)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or local ordinance, no fee, fine, or costs may be assessed against the owner of a shopping cart unless the shopping cart was found on public property and was removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment by the owner of the shopping cart, or an employee acting on the owner’s behalf, and the fee, fine, or cost has been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This subsection shall not apply to any ordinance adopted after January 31, 2002, and prior to June 30, 2002, that requires a business establishment to install a retention system to retain shopping carts within the real property boundaries of a business location.

Source: Section 506.5131 — Return of shopping carts; assessment of fees, fines, and costs, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0506.­5131 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

506.19
Protection of owners of marked or branded field boxes or other specified containers 506.20
Filing and recording of marks and brands on field boxes 506.21
Filing fee 506.22
Transfer, release, or sale of registered mark or brand 506.23
Application of law 506.24
Unauthorized possession of field boxes or other specified containers 506.25
Alteration or obliteration of marks or brands on field boxes or other specified containers 506.26
Purchase of marked field boxes or other specified containers from one other than owner 506.27
Refusal to deliver marked field boxes or other specified containers to owner upon demand 506.28
Sending marked field boxes or other specified containers out of state 506.265
Purchase of plastic bulk merchandise containers 506.501
Carts, Cases, Baskets, Boxes, and Containers Act 506.502
Definitions 506.503
Shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, and bakery containers 506.505
Egg baskets 506.506
Poultry boxes 506.507
Bakery containers 506.508
Illegal use of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.509
Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.511
Transportation of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.513
Illegal use of shopping carts and laundry carts 506.514
Unlawful removal of dairy cases 506.515
Unlawful removal of egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 506.517
Deposits 506.518
Penalty 506.519
Scope of ss 506.5131
Return of shopping carts

Current through Fall 2025

§ 506.5131. Return of shopping carts; assessment of fees, fines, & costs's source at flsenate​.gov