(A) Unless specifically authorized by the Director, no person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or shrub; attach any rope, wire, nails or other contrivance to any tree or shrub; allow any gaseous, liquid or solid substance which is harmful to such trees or shrubs on public property to come in contact with them; to impede the free entrance of water or air to the roots; or to set fire or to permit any fire to burn when such fire and heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree or shrub on public property.
(B) No spurs or climbers that injure the bark of a tree on public property shall be used as an aid to climbing such tree, except when such tree is to be removed.
(C) No person shall top a tree that is located on a public street or other public property, except as required because of storm or ice damage or for the protection of utility wires.
(Prior Code, § 5-5-9) (Ord. 652, passed 4-2-2007) Penalty, see § 93.999