(A) Authority. The City Administrator and those agents appointed by the City Administrator (herein referred to as “Tree Inspector”) are hereby empowered to conduct a program of shade tree disease and pest control pursuant to authority granted by M.S. §§ 18G, 89.001, 89.01 and 89.51 through 89.64, as they may be amended from time to time, including the elimination of Dutch elm disease fungus, elm bark beetles, oak wilt fungus, emerald ash borer and other potentially non-native invasive pests and epidemic diseases of trees.
(B) Interference prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere, prevent or delay the authorized parties from discharging their duties pursuant to this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 605.01) (Ord. 844, passed 5-20-2010; Ord. 871, passed 05-03-2012) Penalty, see § 153.999