1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Polk County, Iowa.
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Polk County requires no permit to remove a tree and takes no tree/bush complaints. The one county tree power: a tree with Dutch elm disease is a listed health nuisance the county can order abated by civil action.
Polk County Health Nuisance Regulation § 2-6(h)
The following are health nuisances which may be abated by civil action: ... A tree with Dutch elm disease.
1 cities in Polk County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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