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<br /> . <br /> Subd. 3 Forester. The position of city forester is hereby continued and the powers and duties of <br />. the officer are hereby conferred upon the person as designated from time to time by the mayor <br /> with the concurrence of the Council. It shall be the duty of the forester to coordinate, under the <br /> direction and control of the Council, all activities of the City relating to the control and <br /> prevention of shade tree diseases. He or she shall recommend to the Council the details of a <br /> program for the control and prevention of the diseases and perform the duties incident to such a <br /> program as adopted by the Council. Inspections may be performed by a designated tree <br /> inspector(s). <br /> Subd. 4 Interference Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, delay or interfere <br /> with the forester or his or her tree inspector(s) or designee while they are engaged in the <br /> performance of duties imposed by this subsection. <br />. <br /> Subd. 5. Epidemic Disease Program. It is the intention of the City Council to conduct a program <br /> of pest control pursuant to the authority granted by Minnesota statues section 18G.16, as <br /> amended, directed at the control and elimination of Dutch elm disease, oak wilt disease, and <br /> elimination of other tree diseases and is undertaken at the recommendation of the Minnesota <br /> Commissioner of Agriculture. <br /> Subd. 6 Nuisances Declared. <br /> A. The following are hereby declared to be public nuisances whenever and <br /> wherever they may be found within the City: <br /> 1. Any elm tree or part thereof infected to any degree with the Dutch <br />. elm disease fungus Ceratocystis Ulmi (Buisman) Moreau or which <br /> 2 <br />