BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Retail Federation has sent a letter to the City of Gainesville, notifying the City that its shopping cart ordinance violates Florida law.
The ordinance, which was adopted in 2020, reads, “Every business that makes more than ten shopping carts available to customers shall install and maintain a city approved retention system to retain all shopping carts within the premises of the business location, including any parking area the business has authority to use. Any business failing to implement or properly maintain a city approved retention system is in violation of this article”…