Any property, other than a motor vehicle, or obstruction, placed, left, erected or lying in violation of any ordinance of the city or left unattended for more than forty-eight (48) continuous hours in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park, or other public place of the city is declared to be a nuisance, and any such property when so found shall be removed summarily by any police officer of the city and taken to the police pound and shall be kept there until redeemed or sold as herein provided.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-16)
The city shall have a lien on personal property impounded pursuant to section 8.03.001 for all costs incurred in impounding, storing, and advertising such property and such lien shall be prior and superior to all other liens of every kind, save and except liens for ad valorem taxes, and the city may retain possession thereof until all costs are paid and may sell the same as herein provided.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-17)
The owner or any person legally entitled to possession of personal property impounded pursuant to this article may redeem the same as follows:
(1) 
Before sale.
By paying to the chief of police the impounding fee and any other actual expenses incurred by the city in impounding and keeping the impounded property, as determined by the chief of police.
(2) 
After sale.
By paying to the buyer at the auction sale double the amount paid by him for such personal property and any reasonable expenses incurred by him for keeping same, provided that such property must be redeemed from the auction buyer within thirty (30) days after the date of the auction sale, excluding the date of sale; otherwise, title to such property shall become absolute in the auction buyer.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-18)
(a) 
When any personal property, other than motor vehicles, is not redeemed within sixty (60) days after being impounded, the chief of police shall sell the same at public auction to satisfy the lien of the city.
(b) 
Before selling personal property impounded pursuant to this article, other than motor vehicles, the chief of police shall post two (2) notices thereof, one (1) at the county courthouse door, and one (1) at the city hall, and shall cause a copy thereof to be published in a newspaper published in the city once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, the date of the first publication to be at least fourteen (14) days prior to the day of the auction sale. The notice of sale shall describe the impounded property, state that the same is unredeemed, state that the same will be sold at public auction, designate the place of sale, and state a time and date of sale, which shall not be less than fourteen (14) days from the date of posting such notices as herein required.
(c) 
When any impounded property, including motor vehicles, is not redeemed by the sale and time designated in the notice of sale required by subsection (b) of this section, the chief of police shall sell such property at public auction and shall execute a bill of sale of such property to the purchaser thereof; provided he shall not execute or deliver any but a conditional bill of sale unless and until the title of such buyer has become absolute by an expiration of thirty (30) days in time, exclusive of the date of sale, without being redeemed by the owner of the impounded property.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-19)
After deducting the impounding fee and all other actual expenses incurred by the city in impounding, storing and selling such property, as determined by the chief of police, not to exceed a reasonable amount for each impounded article, he shall pay the balance of the proceeds of such sale, if any, to the owner of the property. If the owner fails to call for such proceeds they shall be paid into the city treasury. Within six (6) months after such auction sale, the owner may apply in writing to the chief of police, and upon satisfactory proof of ownership shall be entitled to receive the amount of the proceeds delivered to the city treasury.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-20)
Impounded property which is offered for sale at public auction in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this article, and upon which no person bids, shall thereafter be sold or otherwise disposed of as junk. Money received for junk property shall be disposed of in the same manner as proceeds from an auction sale under this section.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-21)
The chief of police shall keep a record book which shall contain a description of all property impounded, the date and time of such impounding, the date notices of sale were posted and advertised and mailed to owners and lienholders, the return of receipts of registered notices, the date of the sale at auction, the amount realized for each article at such sale, the name and address of the owner and lienholders, if known, the name and address of the auction buyer, and any such other information as he may deem necessary. The fees established by city council shall be charged under this article and shall be paid into the city treasury. Such fees may be altered pursuant to section 1.02.004 of this code.
(1987 Code, sec. 21-22; Ordinance adopting Code)