In the event the city has reasonable cause to believe, either by virtue of its appearance or otherwise, that any tree located within such city is or might be infected with infectious disease or might harbor vectors that transmit infectious disease, or that a dead tree poses a danger to persons and/or property, the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to enter on and upon any private or public property whereon such tree may be located for the purpose of inspecting such suspected tree, marking or identifying the tree, and removing therefrom samples or portions thereof so that same may be tested to establish whether or not such tree in fact diseased.
(Ord. 97-051, passed 2-26-97)