(A) Whenever the Forester determines that any elm or oak tree or elm or oak wood within the city is infected with Dutch elm fungus or oak wilt fungus, he or she may spray all nearby high value elm or oak trees with an effective elm bark beetle destroying concentrate or other appropriate substance suitable for destroying or controlling Dutch elm disease fungus or oak wilt fungus. Spraying activities authorized by this section shall be conducted in accordance with technical and expert opinions and plans for the Commissioner of Agriculture and under the supervision of the Commissioner and his or her agents whenever possible.
(B) The notice provisions of § 93.25 apply to spraying operations conducted under this section.
(Prior Code, § 1502.070)