§ 90.37. CERTAIN DEAD TREES AND DESTRUCTIVE PESTS DECLARED A NUISANCE.

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(A)

All species and varieties of trees that are dead or substantially dead, and all deadwood to which the bark is still attached, which because of its condition may serve as a breeding place for a fatal tree disease, are hereby declared to be public nuisance.

(B)

The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) is a leaf eating insect that threatens the vitality of urban forest and ornamental trees by means of defoliation, and is hereby declared to be a destructive pest and public nuisance.

(C)

The Emerald Ash Borer EAB, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is identified as the causative agent in ash tree mortality and decline. It is a destructive insect and while in the larval stage feeds on the inner bark of ash trees, disrupting the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients and is hereby declared to be a destructive pest and public nuisance.

(Ord. 99-98, passed 10-26-1999; Am. Ord. 02-70, passed 5-28-2002; Am. Ord. 12-090, passed 9-11-2012)

                    
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