No person shall permit any natural or artifical gas, salt, brine water, oil, liquid dye or any other substances which are deleterious to trees to come in contact with the soil surrounding the roots of any tree upon any public place in the City in such manner as to kill, injure, deface, destroy or affect the growth of such tree. The operator of a service vehicle of the City, while performing his regular duties in connection with snow removal, street cleaning, garbage collection, leaf collection and the like shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 1981-16. Passed 3-2-81.)