IN ORDINANCE TO CONTROL AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INJURIOUS FOREST INSECTS AND DISEASE AND PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS WITHIN THE TOWN OF MENOMINEE, WISCONSIN.
The Town Board of the Town of Menominee do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. INTENT AND PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE:
INJURIOUS FOREST INSECTS AND DISEASES DECLARED
PUBLIC NUISANCES. Whereas the Town Board has
determined that there are many trees, shrubs and
plants growing on public and private premises within
the Town of Menorninee, the loss of which of which would
substantially depreciate the value of public and private property and irnpair
the use and enjoyment of public and private premises and that the health and
life of such trees, shrubs and plants is threatened by injurious forest insects
and diseases, the Town Board hereby declares its intention to control and
prevent the spread of such disease and insect pests and declares such insects
and diseases to be a public nuisance.
SECTION 2. TOWN FORESTER. The office of Town Forester is hereby
created to be filled by appointment by the Town Board Chairman subject to
conformation by the Town Board. The Town Forester shall have the powers
and perform the duties imposed by this ordinance and by ch. 27 of the
Wisconsin Statutes.
SECTION 3. DEFINTIONS. "Injurious forest insect or disease" means any
insect or disease which in the judgment of the Town Forester has the potential
for significant damage to surrounding public and privately owned trees, shrubs
and plants.
SECTION 4. INSPECTION. a. The Town Forester shall inspect or cause
to be inspected all premises and places within the Town to determine whether
any public nuisance exists thereon. He shall also inspect or cause the
inspection of any trees, shrubs or plants reported or suspected to be infected
with an injurious insect or disease.
b. Whenever necessary to determine the existence of disease in any trees,
shrubs or plants the person inspecting such trees, shrubs or plants shall
remove or cut specimens from the tree in such a manner as to avoid
permanent injury thereto and deliver such specimens to the Forester who shall
forward them to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at Madison
for analysis to determine the presence of such nuisances.
c. The Forester and his agents or employees shall have the authority to enter
upon private premises at reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out any
of the provisions of this ordinance.
