No person shall cause, authorize or procure any brine water, oil, liquid dye or other substance deleterious to tree life to lie, leak, pour, flow or drip upon or into the soil about the base of any tree, shrub or plant in any street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place of the city or onto any sidewalk, road or pavement within the city at a point from which the substance may be lying upon or by flowing, dripping or seeping into such soil injure such tree, shrub or plant, or to otherwise harm or kill any such tree, shrub or plant.
('86 Code, § 14.08.090) (Ord. 2282, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010