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Minnesota Department of Agriculture SAMPLE SHADE TREE DISEASE ORDINANCES 101. TREE DISEASES 101.01 Declaration of Policy. The Council has determined that the health of the elm and oak trees within the municipal limits are threatened by fatal diseases known as Dutch elm disease and oak wilt, respectfully. It has further been determined that the loss of elm and oak trees growing upon private and public property would substantially depreciate the value of property within the City and impair the safety, good order, general welfare and conven- ience of the public. It is declared to be the intention of the Council to control and prevent the spread of these diseases and this article is enacted for that purpose. 101.02 Designation of a Tree Disease Control Area. The Council shall designate a Dutch elm disease and or an oak wilt control area or areas within the City in which these shade tree disease ordinances and control proced- ures shall be enacted. 101.03 Appointment of a Tree Inspector. The Council shall designate a tree inspector or tree inspectors, certified by the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture, who shall administer the Dutch elm disease and/or oak wilt control programs for the City in accordance with these tree disease ordinances and within the designated Dutch elm disease and/or oak wiIt control areas of the City. 101.04 Nuisances Declared. The following are declared to be public nuisances whenever and wherever they may be found within the designated Dutch elm disease and/or oak wilt control areas within the City: (a) Any standing or living tree or part thereof infected to any degree with the Dutch elm disease fungus, Ceratocystis ulmi (Busiman) Moreau, or which harbors any of the elm bark beetles, Scol\,tus multistriatus (Eichh) or HylurgoDinus rufiDes (Marsch). And also, any dead elm tree or part thereof with bark intact including logs, branches, stumps, or firewood which has not been disposed of properly. (b) Any living or standing tree or part thereof in the red oak group (red oak, pin oak, scarlet oak, black oak) infected to any degree with the oak wilt fungus, Ceratocvstis .fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt. (c) Also, any living or standing tree in the white oak group (white oak, bur oak, bicolor oak) that poses a threat of transmission of' the oak wilt fungus to other trees of the same species through interconnected root systems. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TREE INSPECTOR CERTI?ICATIOh PJant Industry Division 90 West Platc Boulevard St. Paul, h/dnnesota 55107 Telephone: [612) 296-33z~9