(A) It shall be the duty of the City Forester, when required, to inspect all trees, shrubs, vines, hedges, plants, and vegetation upon any property within the limits of the city.
(B) Upon discovering any such trees, shrubs, vines, hedges, plants, or other vegetation to be infested with any disease detrimental to the growth, health, and life of such plants, the City Forester shall at once notify in writing the owner, agent, or occupant of the premises whereon the same is located, of the condition thereof, and direct such owner, agent or occupant to eradicate, remove, and destroy such condition, or to remove and destroy such vegetation specified.
(C) Should the owner, agent, or occupant of the premises fail to comply with the directions of the City Forester within 20 days, the City Forester may thereafter enter upon the premises and remove or treat the infected or infested vegetation in order to eradicate a menacing and hazardous condition.
('74 Code, § 11-1-7) (Ord. 957; Am. Ord. 40-2004; Am. Ord. 19-2008)
('74 Code, § 11-1-7) (Ord. 957; Am. Ord. 40-2004; Am. Ord. 19-2008)