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1701-1 1701. CONTROL OF DUTCH ELM DISEASE AND NUISANCE TREES 1701.010. DECLARATION OF POLICY. The City Council of Little Canada has determined that the health of the elm trees within the municipal limits is threatened by a fatal disease known as Dutch elm disease. It has further determined that the loss of elm trees growing upon public and private property would substantially depreciate the value of property within the City and impair the safety, good order, general welfare, and convenience of the public. It is declared to be the intention of the Council to control and prevent the spread of this disease and this Ordinance is enacted for that purpose. 1701.020. TREE INSPECTOR. (1) Position Created. The position of Tree Inspector is hereby created within the Public Safety Department of the City. (2) Duties of Tree Inspector. It is the duty of the Tree Inspector to coordinate, under the direction and control of the Council, all activities of the municipality relating to the control and prevention of Dutch Elm Disease. He shall recommend to the Council the details of a program for the control of Dutch Elm Disease, and perform the duties incident to such a program adopted by the Council. 1701.030. DUTCH ELM DISEASE PROGRAM. It is the intention of the Council of Little Canada to conduct a program of plant pest control pursuant to all the powers of this Municipal Corporation including the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes 1961, Section 18.022, as amended. This program is directed specifically at the control and elimination of Dutch Elm Disease fungus and elm bark beetles and is undertaken at the recommendation of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The City Tree Inspector shall act as coordinator between the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Council in the conduct of this program. 1701.040. NUISANCES DECLARED. (1) The following things are public nuisances whenever they may be found within the City of Little Canada: (a) Any living or standing elm tree or part thereof infected to any degree with the Dutch Elm Disease fungus Ceratocystic Ulmi (Buisman) Moreau of which harbors any of the elm bark beetles Scolytus Multistriatus (Eichh.) or Hylungopinus Rufipes (Marsh), and other epidemic diseases of shade trees. (b) Any dead elm tree or part thereof, including lugs, branches, stumps, firewood or other elm material from which the bark has not been removed and burned or sprayed with an effective elm bark beetle insecticide. CURRENT CITY CODE CH. 1701