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"Store" means to put aside or accumulate for use when needed; or to put for safekeeping; or to place or leave in a location lacking a guard, escort, caretaker, or other watcher. Section 14- . Storing personal property prohibited; impoundment. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property on public property. (b) Personal property placed on public property shall be deemed to be stored personal property if it has not been removed from public property within twenty-four hours of service of the written notice required by section 14- , which requires such removal, and the director may cause the removal and impoundment of such stored personal property; provided that the owner moving stored personal property to another location on public property shall not be considered to be removing the personal property from public property; and provided further that this section shall not apply to personal property that is placed on public property pursuant to statute, ordinance, permit, regulation, or other authorization by the County or State. (c) Shopping Carts. If a shopping cart is impounded, the director shall notify the owner of the shopping cart of the location where the shopping cart may be claimed. The owner or owner's agent shall have three business days from the date the director notifies the owner to retrieve the shopping cart without charge. If the owner or owner's agent fails to retrieve the shopping cart within three business days, a written notice shall be provided as in section 14- , and the owner shall be subject to any applicable fees and costs imposed pursuant to section 14- . The director may dispose of any shopping cart not reclaimed by the owner or owner's agent within thirty days after the issuance of the written notice. Section 14- . Notice. Whenever the director determines that a violation of any provision of this article exists, the director shall serve a notice of violation. Notice shall be deemed to have been served if a copy of the written notice is served on the person storing the personal property or is posted prominently and conspicuously on the stored personal property. The written notice shall contain the following: (1) A description of the personal property to be removed (such description may refer to an attached photograph); (2) The location of the personal property; (3) The date and time the notice was posted; (4) The section number of this article which has been violated; (5) A statement that the personal property will be impounded if not removed within twenty four hours; (6) The location where the impounded property will be held for safe keeping; (7) A statement that impounded property will be sold or otherwise disposed of if not claimed within thirty days after impoundment; and (8) A statement that the property owner shall be responsible for all costs associated with the removal, holding, and disposal of unlawfully stored personal property. 2