Whenever the following terms are used in this chapter they shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them as follows:
Abandoned motor vehicle means any motor vehicle which:
(1) Is inoperable and more than five (5) years old and left unattended on public property for more than forty eight (48) hours; or
(2) Has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty eight (48) hours; or
(3) Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than forty eight (48) hours; or
(4) is left unattended on a right-of-way of any designated county, state, federal highway, or any street, alley, or public right-of-way within the city for more than forty eight (48) hours.
Antique auto means a passenger car or truck that was manufactured in 1925 or before or a passenger car or truck that is at least thirty five (35) years old.
Collector means the owner of one or more antique or special interest vehicles who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or disposes of special interest or antique vehicles or parts of them for personal use in order to restore, preserve, and maintain an antique or special interest vehicle for historic interest.
Demolisher means any person whose business is to convert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise to wreck or dismantle motor vehicles.
In ordinary public view means that the vehicle or part thereof or the tarp or cover thereon is visible from any public right-of-way, or adjacent land, or the first floor level of a building thereon which is owned or occupied by a person other than the owner or occupant of the property on which the junked vehicle or part thereof is located or parked.
Junked vehicle means any motor vehicle as defined in Section 1 of Article 6701d—11, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, which:
(1) Is inoperative; and
(2) Does not have lawfully affixed to it either an unexpired license plate or a valid motor vehicle safety inspection certificate; and is wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, or discarded, or that remains inoperable for a continuous period of more than forty five (45) days. Evidence that a vehicle in public view has not been driven under its own power for a period of forty five (45) days or more shall constitute prima facie evidence that said vehicle was inoperative for the same period.
Motor vehicle means a motor vehicle subject to registration under the Certificate of Title Act (V.T.C.S., Art. 6687-1), except that for purposes of Sections 5.02, 5.03, and 5.04 of this Act, "motor vehicle" includes a motorboat, outboard motor, or vessel subject to registration under V.T.C.A., Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 31.
Person mean any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
Special interest vehicle means a motor vehicle of any age that has not been altered or modified from original manufacturer's specifications and, because of its historic interest, is being preserved by hobbyists.