114 STREET AXD HIGHWAY FLAXTTNG. 



Board of Forestry has made considerable progress in their planting 

 schemes and have ambitious plans for future work. 



WARNING. 



Do Not Cut or Trim Trees Along County Roads. 



The Board of Forestry of Los Angeles County, duly created and organized, desires 

 to call attention to the following provisions quoted from the law authorizing county 

 boards of forestry, and prescribing the powers, duties, and jurisdiction of such boards. 

 It is especially desirable that the public appreciate the necessity of securing permit;-; 

 before any cutting or planting of trees is undertaken on the county roads and high- 

 ways. The board will appreciate the co-operation of the public in its work for the 

 improvement of the county roads and highways, and will be especially glad to have 

 unpermitted cutting of trees on these roads and highways called to its attention. 



CHAPTER 729 LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. APPROVED APRIL 28, 1909. 



An act to provide for the protection of shade and ornamental trees growing and to 



be grown upon the roads, highways, grounds and property within the State of 



California ; and for the planting, care, protection and preservation of shade and 



ornamental trees, hedges, lawns, shrubs and flowers growing and to be grown 



in and upon such roads, highways, grounds and property ; and to create county 



boards of forestry for such purposes ; * * * and to empower such boards to 



enforce all laws and adopt and enforce any and all lawful and reasonable rules 



for the protection, planting, regulation, preservation, care and control of such 



shade and ornamental trees, hedges, lawns, shrubs and flowers. 



SEC. 7. The county boards of forestry * * * within their respective counties, 



may plant trees or cause the same to be planted, shall have exclusive power over and 



jurisdiction to decide upon .the variety, kind and character of trees, hedges and 



shrubs that shall be planted upon said roads, highways, grounds and property ; and 



to determine all questions respecting the pruning, cutting and removal of any trees, 



hedges and shrubs now growing and to grow thereon and the necessity therefor and 



the extent and the manner in which said work shall be done ; * * * 



SEC. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation * * * to trim, prune, 

 cut, deface, destroy or remove any shade or ornamental tree, hedge or shrub growing 

 or to grow upon such road, highway, ground or property or to paint, place, attach 

 to or put upon any such trees, hedges or shrubs any sign, notice, advertisement or 

 advertising device without the consent in writing of the board (County Board of 

 Forestry) first obtained, or to plant any tree, hedge or shrub on any such road, 

 highway, ground or property without such written consent 



SEC. 9. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions or sections of this 

 act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 



SEC. 12. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this ,-u-t 

 are hereby repealed. 



For permits or information apply to 



Los ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF FORESTRY, 



Hall of Records. 



Not all of the counties of the State have taken advantage of the 

 opportunity given in the state law, and there are many roads freely 

 traveled which would add much to the beauty of our State if they were 

 well planted. 



As a matter of interest, the laws of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are 

 appended in full. These states have been the pioneers in this work and 

 offer good examples of effective legislation. 



