[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia
during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to assist in enforcing, policing and
prosecuting wanton and indiscriminate theft, cutting and damage of trees from
private and public property in the Village of Islandia, which deprives individuals
and others of their rightful property.
No person, firm, association, corporation or partnership shall cut,
damage, carve, dig or remove any tree, whether living or not living, standing
or downed, on public or private property, without the prior written consent
of the owner of said property. Any person acting to cut, damage, carve, dig
or remove a tree or trees shall display the written consent of the owner upon
demand to any person authorized to enforce the local laws of the Village of
Islandia. Failure to display written consent of the owner to cut, damage,
carve, dig or remove any tree or trees upon request by enforcing authorities
shall be violation of this chapter.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall
constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct
offense hereunder.
