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subchapter shall be conducted in accordance with technical and expert opinions and plans of the Commissioner of Agriculture or other state officials. The provisions of§ 153.004(A) of this chapter apply to treating operations conducted under this provision. Treatment authorized pursuant to this provision shall be considered an emergency activity by the city and an attempt to abate a public nuisance, and the city, the City Administrator and Tree Inspector shall not be liable for any damages resulting hereunder. Permit must be obtained from the city for any tree treatment(s). (B) Adjacent property owners may treat non-diseased and non-infested boulevard trees located in public rights-of-way only after obtaining a permit from the city. All treatment of boulevard trees by adjacent property owner must be performed by a licensed tree contractor with possession of a current pesticide applicator license issued by the state and performed in accordance with methods approved by the Department of Agriculture. (Prior Code, § 605.06) (Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010; Ord. 871, passed 05-03-2012; Ord. 945, passed 05-29-2018) § 153.007 TRANSPORTING WOOD; PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. It is unlawful for any person to transport within the city any bark-bearing wood, pursuant to this subchapter, which is known by the Tree Inspector, without first having obtained a permit from the city. The Tree Inspector may grant such permit only when the purposes of this subchapter will be served thereby. (Prior Code, § 605.07) (Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010; Ord. 871, passed 05-03-2012) Penalty, see § 153.999 § 153.008 STORAGE OF ELM WOOD. The storage or keeping of any elm wood with intact bark is only permitted during the season of dormancy from October 1 to March 15. (Prior Code, § 605.08) Penalty, see § 153.999 § 153.009 TREE CONTRACTORS; LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. Tree services by private tree contractors shall be performed under the direction of an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) or forester certified by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) and employed by the contractor. The contractor shall also be registered with the Commissioner's office and the State Tree Care registration number shall be provided to the city. Licensing of tree contractors shall be required for any routine or non-routine tree services performed on public or private property, including, but not limited to, tree trimming, tree removal, tree treatment by injection or trench methods and stump grinding. (Prior Code, § 605.09) (Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010; Ord. 945, passed 05-29-2018) § 153.999 PENALTY. (A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.999 of this code of ordinances. (B) Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 153.001 through 153.009 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Prior Code, § 605.10) (Ord. 871, passed 05-03-2012)