If the city is unable to determine with reasonable certainty whether or not a tree in or upon private premises is infected with disease, the city is authorized to remove or cut specimens from said tree and shall forward such specimens for diagnosis and report to the Plant Pathology Department of the South Dakota State University, and shall proceed as herein provided upon receipt of a positive report from the University.
(Prior Code, § L-2-12) (Ord. 955, passed - -)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-32-1