If any property seized or taken possession of by the Police Department shall be of a perishable nature, or so bulky or of such nature as to make it dangerous or inadvisable to retain possession thereof for the length of time specified in § 31.32 of this subchapter, the Chief of Police, upon certifying such fact to the Police Commission and setting forth his reasons why such property should not be retained for the period hereinabove fixed before selling same, shall, with the approval of the Police Commission, cause such property to be advertised forthwith in a daily newspaper of the city, and shall sell such property at public auction at any time after three days have elapsed from the seizure or taking possession thereof.
('71 Code, § 20-31) (Ord. passed 4-19-66)