A. Pursuant to the authority cited in this Code, California Vehicle Code Sections 22660 and 22669, California Government Code Section 25845, and the authority granted by the State and California Constitution art. XI, Section 7, the City Council authorizes the City Manager and his/her designated employees to enforce the provisions of this Chapter relating to abatement and removal of vehicles. This authority includes the right to enter private or public property for the purposes specified in this Chapter, to examine a vehicle or parts thereof, to obtain information as to the identity of a vehicle and remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or part thereof declared to be a nuisance.
B. Any person interfering with or refusing entry to property to any City or contracted service employee performing duties under this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon arrest and conviction, shall be punished by a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), and imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days, or both. This includes all attempts to retrieve, remove or relocate vehicles at the onset of or during the abatement and removal process by the County and/or its contractors.