After ten days from the issuance of a citation, members of the Police Department may enter upon public or private property and remove any junk vehicle, or parts thereof, for the purpose of disposing of same. The cost(s) for the removal shall be paid by the owner of the property. However, nothing in this section shall apply to any motor vehicle that is kept within a building, nor does this section apply to operable historic vehicles over 25 years of age, or to a motor vehicle on the premises of a place of business engaged in the wrecking or junking of motor vehicles.
(`92 Code, § 29-7-3)