Any enforcement agency which has knowledge of or discovers or finds any abandoned motor vehicle, any junk motor vehicle, old vehicle tire or inoperative or abandoned household appliance on either public or private property shall take the same into its custody and possession. For that purpose, the enforcement agency shall employ its own personnel, equipment and facility or hire persons, equipment and facilities for the purpose of removing, preserving and storing abandoned motor vehicles, junk motor vehicles, old vehicle tire, or inoperative or abandoned household appliances. Before taking any abandoned motor vehicle or junk motor vehicle into custody and possession from private property, the enforcement agency shall give the private property owner and the owner of such motor vehicle, if ascertainable, thirty days notice by registered or certified mail, that such action shall be taken unless such motor vehicle is restored to a functional use. (1984 Code 9-3-5)