No person shall plant, remove, destroy, cut, prune, fertilize, treat, break, climb, injure or spray any tree existing on any public place in the City, or authorize or procure any person to do so, or remove or tamper with any device placed for the protection of any such tree, or attach any rope, wire, chain, sign or other device whatsoever either to the tree or to any device placed for the protection of the tree, or authorize or cause the same to be done, without having first obtained a written permit from the City to do so.
(Ord. 295-56. Passed 12-3-56.)