[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Neptune City during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm or corporation shall do or cause to be done any of the following acts upon a public highway within the Borough of Neptune City without the written permit of the Mayor and Council:
A. 
Cut, trim, break, climb with spikes, disturb the roots of or otherwise injure or spray with any chemical or remove any living tree or shrubs, or injure, misuse or remove any structure or device placed to support or protect such tree or shrub.
B. 
Plant any tree or shrub.
C. 
Fasten any rope, wire, electric attachment, sign or other device to a tree or shrub or to any guard about such tree or shrub.
D. 
Close or obstruct any open space provided about the base of a tree or shrub to permit the access of air, water or fertilizer to the roots of such tree or shrub.
E. 
Pile any building material or make any mortar or cement within six feet of a tree or shrub.
Every person, firm or corporation having control over any wire for the transmission of an electric current along a public highway shall at all times guard all trees through which such wires pass against any injury from the wires or from the electric current carried by them. The device or means used shall in every case be subject to approval by the Mayor and Council.
No person, firm or corporation shall hitch or fasten an animal to any tree or shrub upon a public highway or to any guard or support provided for the same, or shall permit any animal to bite or otherwise injure any such tree or shrub.
No person, firm or corporation shall permit any brine, gas or injurious chemical to come in contact with the stem or roots of any tree or shrub upon a public highway.
No person, firm or corporation shall prevent, delay or interfere with any lawful work undertaken by the Mayor and Council or its authorized agent.
[Repealed 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-15]
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Editor's Note: Provisions for violations and penalties, previously codified herein, may be found in Chapter 1, Article III of these Revised General Ordinances.