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B. License Required. It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership,or corporation to conduct, as a
<br /> business for profit,the cutting,trimming,pruning, removing,spraying or otherwise treating trees, shrubs
<br /> or vines in the city without having secured a license from the city to conduct such business.
<br /> C. Application for a license under this chapter shall be made on a form approved by the city and shall
<br /> include,among other things,the name and address of the applicant,the number of and names of
<br /> employees of the applicant, and a description of vehicles and equipment used for the business, including
<br /> license plate numbers if applicable. It shall also include proof of compliance with Minn.Stat. § 18G.07.
<br /> D. Insurance Requirements. No license or renewal of a license shall be granted, nor shall the same be
<br /> effective, until the applicant has filed with the city a certificate of insurance evidencing the holding of
<br /> liability insurance and the limits required by Minnesota Statutes and proof of workers' compensation
<br /> insurance. The city shall be named and the insurance provided shall include the city as an additional party
<br /> insured. Said policy shall provide that it may not be canceled by the insurer except after ten (10)days
<br /> written notice to the city and, if such insurance is so canceled and the licensee fails to replace the same
<br /> with another policy conforming to the provisions of this chapter,said license shall be automatically
<br /> suspended until such insurance has been replaced.
<br /> E. License Fee. The annual license fee shall be determined by the city's annual Fee Schedule.
<br /> Subd.3 Nuisances Declared c^,.. 113_42 lWnn N--esanears 0ar-Lar.P4
<br /> A. The following are considered public nuisances,as their conditions represent a threat to the health of the
<br /> overall community forest. The city may submit a wood sample to a laboratory,such as the University of
<br /> Minnesota's Plant Disease Clinic,to confirm the presence of the disease or pest.
<br /> 1. Any elm tree or part thereof infected to any degree with Dutch Elm Disease fungi(either Ophiostoma
<br /> ulmi or Ophiostoma novo-ulmi),or which harbors any elm bark beetle(Hylurgopinus rufipes),
<br /> European elm bark beetle(Scolytus multistriatus), or banded elm bark beetle(Scolytus schevyrewi),
<br /> collectively referred to as elm bark beetles.
<br /> 2. Any dead elm tree or part thereof, including logs, branches,stumps,firewood or other elm material
<br /> not properly covered and sealed or from which the bark has not been removed or sprayed with an
<br /> effective insecticide for elm bark beetles;except that the stockpiling of uncovered bark bearing elm
<br /> wood shall be permitted during the months of October through March.
<br /> 3. Any tree, or part thereof,within the Red Oak family(northern red oak, northern pin oak, pin oak,and
<br /> black oak), infected to any degree with the oak wilt fungus(Bretziella fagacearum). This includes any
<br /> diseased material that is potentially spore producing(PSP).
<br /> 4. Any tree, or part thereof,within the White Oak family(white oak, bur oak,swamp white oak, and
<br /> chinkapin oak),that poses a threat of transmission of the oak wilt fungus to other trees of the same
<br /> species through grafted roots.
<br /> 5. Any ash tree(Fraxinus spp.)or part thereof, infected to any degree with Emerald Ash Borer
<br /> Agrilus planipennis.
<br /> 6. Any tree deemed by the city to be hazardous,which may include structural defects in the roots,stem,
<br /> and/or branches,that could cause the tree to fail and,should it fall,would land within a public right-
<br /> of-way or upon public land.
<br /> Subd.4. Nuisance Trees See. 113_^^ 1201 nluois,.•ee+.•A -Disease ^F er+��ted t- Any tree located within the city,which is determined by a certified arborist
<br /> or a certified tree inspector to be.a nuisance tree, as defined above,affloeted with am.y idangeff) is^ ^r
<br /> ireE ucy ins ect infestation
<br /> nfes^ n 1Or plant,
<br /> dis ease This shall inEl de trees^
<br /> t-�' -�., may be declared a public nuisance. ����
<br /> CeM--Aoty A nuisance tree can be declared hazardous or potentially hazardous if circumstances
<br /> warrant immediate action to abate that nuisance.
<br /> 1. The city, or its designate, may remove or cause or order to be removed, any nuisance tree or part
<br /> thereof.which is on an unsafe cenditien or Wh*r-h hu
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