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What is NYC AC § 18-104?

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This section establishes that the planting, care, and cultivation of trees and vegetation in streets fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the commissioner. The commissioner is also authorized to utilize portions of parks for cultivating tree plants. Applies to municipal authorities managing urban vegetation.

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§ 18-104 Trees and vegetation; jurisdiction.

AC § 18-104

The planting, care and cultivation of all trees and other forms of vegetation in streets shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the commissioner, except as otherwise provided in section 18-105 of this title. The commissioner is authorized to use such portions of the parks, for the cultivation of tree plants, as he or she may set apart for that purpose, without detriment to the parks in which such nurseries are established, to enable him or her at all times to have tree plants adapted for growth under the varying conditions of soil and surroundings in streets.

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