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. or she is a qualified or certified tree inspector, for the purposes of inspecting any public or private properties, upon prior notification, to detect shade trees harboring shade tree diseases, which inspector(s) shall act as the duly authorized agent(s) of the forester. Nothing hcrcin shall preclude the forester from being certified by thc State Department of Agriculture as a qualificd tree inspector and acting as such on behalf of the City. B. The tree inspector(s) shall inspect all premises and places, both public and private, within the City as often as is practicable to detect and mark the location of all shade trees infccted with shade tree diseases and report the results or the inspections to the forester immediately after each inspection has becn conducted. The forester, or the tree inspector(s), may send appropriate specimcns or samples to the State Department of Agriculture for analysis, or take such other steps for diagnosis as may be recommended by the Department. In addition to the foregoing inspections, it shall be the duty of the tree inspector(s) to investigate all reported incidcnts of infestation by Dutch elm fungus or elm bark bectles or any other manifestations of shadc tree diseases. C A property owner or eontraetor who becomes awarc of any tree infestation within the City shall notify the City Forester within seven (7) days. D. The City forester and tree inspector(s) shall have the right to entcr upon all private . premises within the City at any reasonable time for thc purpose of carrying out the dutics assigned to them under this subsection, including inspection, treatmcnt, cutting, burning or removing of diseased shade trees. Suhd. <) Notices to Propcrty Owners. A. After each inspection and investigation, whenever the forester or the tree inspector(s) has found with a reasonable certainty that a shadc trec or any wood that harbors shade tree disease to such an extent that the same constitutes a threat of infestation of shade trees in proximity thereto, the tree inspcctor(s) shall mark the diseased shade trees or wood or both as the case may be in a visible manner and notify each owner of real estate within the City whercon the diseased shade trees or wood, or both as the case may be, are located, which notice shall contain the inspection information with respect to diseased shade trees upon the property and shall further advisc that, in accordance with the provisions of this subscction, the owner is required to remove the trees or wood, or both as the case may be, within (10) days for c\m trecs and (30) days for oak trees and other trecs species from the date of the letter being sent to the property owner~ The notices shall bc sent hy certified mail with return reccipt requested to the last known address of the owner. In the event that the certified mail is not delivered, mailing by ordinary mail to the address shall be deemed suHicicnt notiec. B. The notiecs to be sent under the provisions of this suhdivision shall be sent to the . occupant of premises upon which the diseased shade trccs or wood, or both as the