This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Woodcutting Ordinance."
No person shall cut or remove any wood from any town-owned property
except in accordance with a valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
Applications for permits issued in accordance with this chapter shall
be made upon blank forms prepared and made available by the Town Clerk and
shall state:
A. The name, home address and telephone number of the applicant.
B. Such other information as the Town Clerk shall find reasonably
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
The permit issued pursuant to §
227-4 of this chapter shall be kept on the person of the permittee at all times during which the permittee is engaged in woodcutting.
Permittees shall cut no standing trees, bushes or shrubs. Only trees
and branches lying on the ground may be cut. No cutting or taking of wood
of any kind shall be permitted outside of the permittee designated site.
The Mayor and/or his designated representative shall revoke any permit
issued hereunder whenever it is found that the rules and regulations promulgated
hereunder have been violated.
The Mayor and/or his designated representative shall prepare and enforce
reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter, which
regulations shall be approved by the Town Council of the Town of Wallingford
and thereafter shall have the effect of an ordinance.
Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$100 for each offense.