(A) Any owner occupant, or person in charge of any property under the jurisdiction of the city, shall remove at his or her own expense any trees, brush, wood or debris infected with Dutch Elm disease or other infestations or infectious disease found thereon when so notified by the city to do so. The City Commissioners shall cause to be mailed to such owner, occupant or person written notice that he or she may appear before said City Commissioners at an appointed time not less than 14 days from the date of mailing of said written notice to show cause why said trees, brush, wood or debris should not be declared a public nuisance.
(B) At said meeting the City Commissioners may resolve and declare the same to be a public nuisance and may order its removal by said owner, occupant or person within 60 days from the date of service of said resolution and order on said owner, occupant or person. Any diseased vegetation which is removed shall be properly disposed of by burying in a designated disposal site.
(Prior Code, § 3.0102) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-32-12