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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENH
SING OF THOSE OFFERING THEIR SERVICES IN THE
PLANTING, TRIMMING, REMOVAL OR TREATMENT
OF TREES AND SHRUBS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Ames , Iowa:
SECTION 1 Short Title. This ordinance shall be
known as the "tree surgeon" ordinance.
SECTION 2: Tree Surgeons Defined„ The words "tree
surgeon as used herein shall mean any person, firm
or corporation, who, for a valuable consideration,
cuts or trims any tree or limbs or branches of any
tree, or who offers services in the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases of any tree,
SECTION 3 : Annual License„ Every tree surgeon shall
annually, before engaging in any service designated
in this ordinance, obtain a license from the City
Clerk and shall pay an annual license fee of $5.00,
The application for the license shall give inform-
ation testing the applicantts qualifications for this
license and the nature of the equipment available,,
If the information on the application discloses a
doubt as to the qualifications or equipment, the
Clerk shall refer the application to the City Manager
for study and report,
SECTION : Insurance Required. Before any such license
shall be issued, the applicant shall obtain and file
with the City Clerk a public liability insurance
policy, insuring against any loss that the City of
Ames, or any person may sustain arising out of or in
connection with such services performed by such tree
surgeon. Such insurance coverage shall include not
less than 82,000.00 property damage, $10,000.00 for
a single personal injury or death, and with limits
of not less than 825000x00 for multiple injuries or
death* This coverage shall be in addition to auto-
mobile public liability insurance for any car or truck
operated by the licensee in his business. Such policy
shall obtain a provision that it may not be cancelled
except after 30 days notice to the City Clerk„
SECTION 5: Penalties. Anyone violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars, or con-
fined in jail for a term not exceeding thirty days„
SECTION 6; Repeal All ordinances or parts of order
inances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
SECTION 7 : This ordinance shall be in full force and
of ect from and after its passage and publication as
provided by law,
Passed this day of , N57 e
Mayor
City Clerk
July 2, 1957 Moved by Armstrong and seconded by Smith that Ordinance No. 873 be
passed on its first reading.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Judge, Smith, De Hart and Bolton
Voting Nay: None
Absent: Schilletter
Mayor Lawlor declared .Ordinance No. 873 passed on its first reading only.
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