Retail Theft; Defined

A person is guilty of theft if he knowingly:

(a)takes possession of, carries away, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment with the intention of retaining such merchandise or with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such merchandise without paying the full retail value of such merchandise;

(b)alters, transfers or removes any label, price tag, marking, indicia of value or any other markings which aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such value of merchandise;

(c)transfers any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment from the container in or on which such merchandise is displayed to any other container with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise;

(d)under-rings with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of the merchandise; or

(e)removes a shopping cart from the premises of a retail mercantile establishment without the consent of the merchant given at the time of such removal.