All perishable property so taken and unclaimed shall be sold at once.
(R.S., D.C., § 419.)
1981 Ed., § 4-164.
1973 Ed., § 4-162.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences
Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police
§ 5–119.01. Property Clerk office created; definitions
§ 5–119.02. Lost, stolen or abandoned property — Custody
§ 5–119.03. Registration record
§ 5–119.04. Powers of notaries public
§ 5–119.05. Administration of oaths; certification of depositions
§ 5–119.07. Acquittal of accused
§ 5–119.08. Ownership claim by other than person arrested
§ 5–119.09. Property transmitted; deceased and incompetent persons; storage; fees; sale
§ 5–119.11. Immunity from damages to property; exception; “gross negligence” defined
§ 5–119.12. Sale of unclaimed animals
§ 5–119.13. Sale of perishable property
§ 5–119.14. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Generally
§ 5–119.15. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Perishable property
§ 5–119.16. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Large quantities of goods held for sale
§ 5–119.17. Use of property as evidence