Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” to require certain businesses to implement and enforce shopping cart containment systems, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Parker
Introduced: October 24, 2019
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill requires certain retail establishments in Philadelphia to implement and enforce shopping cart containment systems to prevent carts from being taken out of their stores or parking areas.
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