HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                        Bill No. SB 1944, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) King offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 14, between lines 4 & 5, of the bill

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17         Section 18.  Section 506.5131, Florida Statutes, is

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19         506.5131  Return of shopping carts; assessment of fees;

20  fines and costs.--

21         (1)  The righful owner of any shopping cart with a

22  registered name or mark found on public property shall be

23  immediately notified of its recovery.

24         (2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law or

25  local ordinance, no fee, fine or costs may be assessed against

26  the owner of a shopping cart found on public property, unless

27  the shopping cart was removed from the premises or parking

28  area of a retail establishment by the owner of the shopping

29  cart, or an employee acting on the owner's behalf, and such

30  fee, fine or cost has been approved by the Department of

31  Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                        Bill No. SB 1944, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

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 6         creating s. 506.5131, F.S.; providing for the

 7         return of shopping carts to their owner when

 8         found on public property; providing that fees,

 9         fines, and costs may not be assessed against

10         the owner of a shopping cart in certain

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