Department.
The state department of transportation.
Garagekeeper.
An owner or operator of a storage facility.
Law enforcement agency.
(1) 
The department of public safety;
(2) 
The police department of a municipality;
(3) 
The police department of an institution of higher education; or
(4) 
A sheriff or a constable.
Motor vehicle.
A vehicle that is subject to registration under chapter 501 [of the Transportation Code].
Motor vehicle demolisher.
A person in the business of:
(1) 
Converting motor vehicles into processed scrap or scrap metal; or
(2) 
Wrecking or dismantling motor vehicles.
Outboard motor.
An outboard motor subject to registration under chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife Code.
Storage facility.
Includes a garage, parking lot, or establishment for the servicing, repairing, or parking of motor vehicles.
Watercraft.
A vessel subject to registration under chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(1990 Code, sec. 23-171)
(a) 
For the purposes of this article, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle:
(1) 
Is inoperable, is more than five (5) years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours;
(2) 
Has remained illegally on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours;
(3) 
Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than forty-eight (48) hours;
(4) 
Has been left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, or federal highway for more than forty-eight (48) hours; or
(5) 
Has been left unattended for more than twenty-four (24) hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the state turnpike authority or a controlled-access highway.
(b) 
In this section, “controlled-access highway” has the meaning assigned by V.T.C.A. [Transportation Code] section 541.302.
(1990 Code, sec. 23-172)
(a) 
Sections 8.06.091 through 8.06.095 may not be read as conflicting with sections 8.06.134 through 8.06.138.
(b) 
This article does not affect a law authorizing the immediate removal of a vehicle left on public property that is an obstruction to traffic.
(1990 Code, sec. 23-173)