In order to carry out the purposes of this article and to implement the enforcement thereof, the Village Manager, or his or her duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized and empowered to request permission from the owner or tenant of the lot or parcel of land at all reasonable hours to inspect any tree or deadwood situated thereon. The Village Manager, or his or her duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized and empowered to seek from any court of competent jurisdiction an order permitting a search of private property in the event that the village has a reasonable basis to believe that a public nuisance exists on the property or that the ordinances of the village are being otherwise violated. Either with permission or pursuant to a court order, the Village Manager, or his or her duly authorized representative, may remove specimens from such tree for the purpose of laboratory or other analysis, or to determine whether such tree is infested or is otherwise a nuisance because it is dead or substantially dead, and may serve as a breeding place for a fatal tree disease. It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder the Village Manager, or his or her duly authorized representative, in the performance of any of his or her duties provided for under the provisions of this article.
(Ord. 2014-02-08, passed 2-18-2014)