Tree expert definition
Tree expert means a person who represents to the public that the person is skilled in the science of tree care or removal and who, whether in the business of the person or as the employee of another person and whether under the title of arborist, tree specialist, tree surgeon, tree expert, or otherwise, engages in the business or work of the treatment, care, or removal of trees for compensation by:
Tree expert means a professional forester, arborist or an authority whose academic training and/or long practical experience, as determined by the tree advisory commission, allows that person to reliably recommend the removal or preservation of trees based on their species, location, health, form, longevity and monetary value. Such person may be a resident of the city volunteering his/her services, a city employee, or a member of the commission appointed to the position of tree expert by the commission.