Every person who shall cut, destroy, or carry away any tree, timber, wood or underwood whatsoever, lying or growing on public land, without a written permit from the Tree Commission, shall, for every such trespass, pay the party injured twice the value of any tree so cut, destroyed, or carried away; and for the wood or underwood, thrice the value thereof; to be recovered by civil action. Tree value will be determined by the Tree Commission acting under guidelines contained in the manual for "Valuation of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Other Plants" issued by the International Society of Arboriculture.
(Ord. passed 4-3-95)