Illinois
Department of Natural Resources
Urban
and Community Forestry Program
Illinois Tree City USA - STATUTES
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gain access to the Statute, print off the list (below) and go to http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp (State of IL Statutes). |
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| STATUTE |
TITLE |
| 5 ILCS 490/10 | Arbor
and Bird Day |
| 505 ILCS 90/1 thru 505 ILCS 90/30 | Insect
and Pest and Plant Disease Act *An act to prevent the introduction into and the dissemation within this State of insect pests and plant diseases and to provide for their repression and control |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-20-6 | Weed
Destruction *Allows municipalities to destroy weeds on private lands |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-20-7 | Weed
Cutting *Discusses costs, notices, etc. of cutting weeds on private lands |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-20-11 | Dutch elm disease (control and eradication) |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-20-12 | Dutch elm disease (removal of trees-costs) |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-42-13 | Arborists *States that municipalities may register tree experts |
| 65
ILCS 5/11-72-1 and 65 ILCS 5/11-73-1-2 and 65 ILCS 5/11-73.1-4 |
Trees
and Forestry *Discusses the planting of trees by municipalities, and their rights to raise monies for that purpose |
| 55 ILCS 5/5-1077 | Eradication of fungus elm disease (county codes) *Dutch elm disease or elm blight |
| 30 ILCS 735/1 thru 7 | Urban
and Community Forestry Assistance Act *An act to provide technical assistance, training and financial aid to municipalities for the development of plans and programs for the establishment and preservation of urban forestry programs |
| 20 ILCS 805/805-130 | Conservation
of forests *Promotion of forestry and forestry management |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-60-1 | Issuance and revocation of licenses |
65 ILCS 5/11-60-2 |
Definition and abatement of nuisances |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-80-2 | Cities and Villages - use of streets |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-80-3 | Cities and Villages - obstruction upon streets |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-80-6 | Cities and Villages - cleaning of streets |
