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(c) To detach the sign or deface the name or address marked on a sign, which is properly marked on a shopping cart in conformity with this article. (d) This section shall not apply to shopping carts removed as authorized by the owner for the purposes of repair, maintenance or disposal. Sec. 33-216. Mandatory shopping cart control plan. (a) Every owner subject to this article shall prepare, submit, implement and comply with the terms and conditions of a shopping cart control plan to prevent the unauthorized removal of any shopping cart from the owner's premises and, if removed, retrieval of the shopping cart within time periods set forth in subsection (b)(8), below. The focus of the plan shall be on means to confine shopping carts to the owner's premises. (b) The shopping cart control plan shall be designed to effectively prevent the removal of all shopping carts from the premises. The owner shall have the obligation to provide demonstrable evidence to the director that the elements proposed will be effective. The plan shall include the following elements. (1) Sign affixed to cart. Every shopping cart shall have a sign permanently affixed to it fully compliant with the requirements of section 33-213 of this article. (2) Premises signage. Signs shall be placed and maintained on the premises, as required by section 33-214. (3) Shopping cart inventory. The plan shall include a complete list of all shopping carts maintained on or in the premises. (4) Community education plan. A description of a community education and outreach program to be carried out by the owner that will effectively inform customers that the removal of shopping carts from the premises is prohibited and is a violation of state and local law. This program may include, but is not limited to, flyers distributed at the premises, warnings on shopping bags, supplemental signage, direct mail, announcements using intercom systems at the premises, web site or other means demonstrated to be effective to the reasonable satisfaction of the director. (5) Shopping cart identification. Signs and shopping cart identification requirements which conform to state and local law. (6) Shopping cart containment plan. The plan shall describe the specific measures that the owner shall implement to prevent shopping cart from being removed from the premises. These measures may include, but are not limited to: Ordinance No. NS-2725 Page 6 of 13