Horses, vehicles, etc., arrested to be cared for

(1) Whenever any person having charge of a horse or any other animal, vehicle, boat or thing is taken into the custody of a police officer under the provisions of any Act, any police officer may take charge of the horse or other animal, boat or thing and deposit it in some safe place of custody as a security for payment of any penalty to which the person having charge thereof may become liable, and for payment of any expenses which may have been necessarily incurred for taking charge of and keeping such things. (2) Any magistrate before whom the case is heard may, upon conviction of such person, order such horse or other animal, vehicle, boat or thing to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such penalty and reasonable expenses in default of payment thereof, in like manner as if they had been subject to be distrained and had been distrained for the payment of such penalty and reasonable expenses. with- out