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<br />wood or both as the case may be, are diseased, notice thereof shall be sent the owner by <br />the forester, and the owner shall remove the diseased trees or wood or both as the case <br />may be, within one week after receipt of the notice. <br /> <br />Subd. 14 Spraying or Treatment of Shade Trees. <br /> <br />A. Whenever the forester determines that any shade tree or shade tree wood <br />within the City is infected with shade tree disease, he or she may spray or treat <br />all nearby high value shade trees by such chemical or mechanical means as will <br />be effective to prevent as fully as possible the spread of shade tree disease <br />thereto. The forester may also cause the diseased shade trees or wood to be <br />sprayed or treated by chemical or mechanical means so as likewise to control the <br />possible spread of shade tree disease to neighboring, high value shade trees. <br />Such procedure shall be carried out in accordance with current technical and <br />expert opinions and plans of the State Department of Agriculture and under the <br />supervision of the Department whenever possible. <br /> <br />B. As determined necessary by the City Forester, the City may utilize chemical <br />means of treatment. If chemical treatments are deemed necessary, the cost for <br />this service shall be borne by the City. The costs of the mechanical means of <br />treatment shall be borne by the owner or occupant of the premises, the shade <br />trees upon which have been mechanically treated by the City. The owner or <br />occupant of the premises shall be billed the costs of the mechanical treatment, <br />and in the event of nonpayment of the bill within thirty (30) days of the date <br />thereot: the Council may then assess the amount due, plus interest, in the manner <br />provided in Subd. 10. <br /> <br />C. The forester shall notify, in the manner provided in Subd. 9, each owner or <br />occupant of real estate within the City of the date after which shade trees on his <br />or her property shall be mechanically treated, which date shall not be less than <br />five (5) days from the date of mailing the notice. <br /> <br />Subd 15. Transportation of Epidemic Diseased Wood. It is unlawful for any person to <br />transport within the City any diseased wood that is determined to be hazardous, as <br />described in Subd. 6. <br /> <br />Subd 16. Public Tree Care. The City has the right to plant, prune, maintain, remove or <br />perform any other arboricultural practices as necessary on all public property including <br />the street right-of-way to ensure public safety and to preserve or enhance the symmetry <br />and beauty of such public grounds. <br /> <br />Subd 17. Abuse or Mutilation of Public Trees. Unless specifically authorized by the <br />City Forester, no person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant, remove any <br />tree, attach any rope, wire, nails, advertising poster, or other contrivance to any tree, <br />allow any gaseous liquid or solid substance which is harmful to come in contact with <br />any tree, or set fire or permit any fire to bum when the heat could injure any portion of <br />any tree, or top a tree by severely cutting back the tree canopy to a stub. <br /> <br />7-8 <br />Adopted December 17, 2001 <br />