Any unattended vessel found in District waters at any time under the following circumstances may, by or under the direction of the Harbor Master, either by towing or otherwise, be removed or conveyed to and impounded at any place designated by the Chief of Police:
The Harbor Master, as soon as practicable, shall inform the owner or other person in charge or control of an impounded vessel of the circumstances under which, or on account of which, the vessel was impounded.
The owner of an impounded vessel, or the owner's duly authorized representative, shall be permitted to repossess or secure the release of the vessel upon:
The owner of an impounded vessel shall be subject to a towing or removal fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) plus a reasonable fee for the cost of storing the impounded vessel. The storage fee shall be established by the Mayor.
In lieu of the towing or removal fee, the owner of the sunken, beached, or abandoned vessel which is removed and conveyed by or under the direction of the Harbor Master pursuant to §§ 1030.8 through 1030.14 shall be subject to a fee equivalent to the costs of removing and conveying the vessel. This fee shall not be less than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Impounded vessels that are not repossessed as provided in this section shall be sold or disposed of in accordance with D.C. Code, § 4-160 (1994 Repl.) as it relates to the sale or disposition of motor vehicles.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 19, r. 19-1023