(A) Spirituous liquor seized, confiscated or impounded pursuant to a violation of any state or local law shall be destroyed by the police department anytime after thirty (30) days following the conviction of the owner or possessor for the violation. Upon a finding of not guilty or upon dismissal of the case, the property shall be returned to the owner in the manner prescribed by this chapter.

(B) Lost, abandoned or stolen spirituous liquor that is in the possession of the police department shall be returned to the owner in the manner prescribed by this chapter.

(C) Spirituous liquor, whether seized, confiscated, impounded, lost, abandoned or stolen, which remains unclaimed by an owner or in which the return to the owner is prohibited by law, shall be destroyed. (Ord. No. 354, 7-21-92. 1976 Code § 4-3-3)