(A) Nuisances declared. The following things are PUBLIC NUISANCES whenever they may be found within the city:
(1) Any living or standing elm tree or part thereof infected to any degree with the Dutch elm disease fimgus ceratocystis ulmi (buisman) moreau or which harbors any of the elm bark beetles scolytus multistriatus (eichh.) or hyluigopinus rufipes (marsh);
(2) Any dead elm tree or part thereof, including legs, branches, stumps, firewood or other elm material from which the bark has not been removed and burned or sprayed with an effective elm bark beetle insecticide; and
(3) Any living or standing northern red oak, northern pine oak, black oak or scarlet oak, or part thereof infected to any degree with oak wilt disease.
(B) Abatement. It is unlawful for any person to permit any public nuisance, as defined in division (A) above to remain on premises owned or controlled by that person within the city. Such nuisances may be abated in the manner prescribed by this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 2020.09) Penalty, see § 156.99