It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully break, pull down, injure or destroy any tree which is now planted within the limits of corporation; such person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, providing that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prevent the corporation from removing any shrub, hedge, tree, fence or wall which it may deem so suited as to obstruct any street or sidewalk or to prevent any owner of a lot from cutting down any tree on his or her lot. It shall also be unlawful for any person to remove, deface or disfigure any street or traffic sign or other public property belonging to the Town, as well as any private, real or personal property.
(`83 Code, § 10-224) Penalty, see § 10.99