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605.02: INSPECTION AND INVE5TIGATION: � . Subd. l. Inspection: The tree inspector �shall inspect all premises and places within the City as often as practicable but not less than that required by the State', to determine whether any condition described in subdivision 605.03(1) of this Chapter exists thereon. The C—� ^�'•"�^�°*�-•�*��- °"�" tree inspector ma� investigate all incidents of infestarions by Dutch elm fungus, elm bark beetles, oak wilt fungus, emerald ash borer, or any other non-native invasive pests, epidemic disease� ^� *��°°:� ��a ��^'�or otller factors which are potentially contributory to the spread of tree disease and pests. Subd. 2. Right of Entry: The tree inspector �may enter upon private premises at any reasonable time for the purposes of carrying out any of the duties assigned to the �'�*�� ^�'�,,;�,;°r�-.�*",- tree inspector under this Chapter. 605.03: NUISANCES DECLARED; ABATEMENT: Subd. 1. Nuisances Declared: The following are hereby declared public nuisances whenever they may be found within the City: a. Any living ar standing elm tree, or part thereof, infected to any degree with the Dutch elm disease fungus Ceratocystis ulmi (buisman) moreau or which harbors any of the elm bark beetles Scolytus multistriatus (eichh.) or Hylurgo-pinus rufipes (marsh). b. Any dead or dying elm tree, or part thereof, including logs, branches, stumps, firewood ar other elm material from which the bark has not been removed and burned or buried. c. Any living or standing red oak tree1 or part thereof, infected to any degree with the oak wilt fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum. d. Any diseased wood from the red oak group which, by April 1 in any given year, has not been either debarked, burned, buried or split into quarter sections and completely enclosed with a covering (at least 4-mil, if plastic) adequately thick and whole so as to isolate the wood until July 15 of the year immediately following the wilting of the tree from which said wood originated. e. An�living or standing ash tree, or pai�t thereof, infested to any dearee with the emerald ash borer A,�ril��s nlanivenriis b�presence of: 1) larval gallei7es and emerald ash borer larva or larvae; or 2) emerald ash borer adult beetles aud "D"-shaped exit holes. f. Any dead or d�,a ash tree, or part thereof, includin� loQs, branches, stumps, firewood, ar other ash material, to which the bark is sti11 attached that may serve as a breedin� place for emerald ash borer. �g. Other trees with non-native invasive pests, epidemic disease, or other factors which are potentially ��,�;�cont►-ibutory to the spread of such pests and disease. i M.S.A. §18.022, subdivision 9.