Any boat or craft found abandoned or adrift in the reservoir or any unlicensed boat or craft thereon shall be taken up by the city, and the city shall have a lien thereon for all license fees therefor and the expense of taking, towing, keeping, advertising, and selling of the same and for all damages caused by that craft to property of the city and may enforce the lien by advertisement and sale of the craft in like manner as chattel mortgages may be foreclosed under the laws of this state. Nothing herein shall be construed as exonerating the owner or operator of any boat or craft from personal liability to the city, or any other person, for any damage or injury caused by the boat or craft.
(1983 Code, § 16-167) Penalty, see § 96.999