Any person, owner, operator, occupant, association or corporation is prohibited from trimming, cutting, girdling, defacing or otherwise using or injuring any fruit, shade or ornamental tree, shrub or plant standing in any of the streets, parks or public places of the City of Amsterdam without first obtaining a permit from the City Clerk. An inspection by the City Engineer shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any such permit.
A. 
No person, owner, operator, occupant, association or corporation shall plant any tree, shrub or plant in any street, park or public place without first obtaining a permit from the City Clerk.
B. 
No person, owner, operator, occupant, association or corporation shall plant a poplar or soft maple tree within the limits of the City of Amsterdam the roots of which will penetrate over, on or under the surface of any street or other public place of the City of Amsterdam.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any premises abutting on or adjacent to any public street or public place in the City of Amsterdam to permit or maintain any tree on such premises which becomes or is rotten, decayed, dead or dangerous so as to endanger the health, safety or welfare of the public. All such trees are hereby declared illegal, and it shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner of said premises to cut and remove any such tree.
No person, owner, occupant, operator, association or corporation shall cut, trim or remove any tree or trees more than eight inches in diameter at the base, standing in any of the streets, parks or public places of the City of Amsterdam or which, on being cut, trimmed or removed, would fall on any street, park or public place of said City, without first obtaining a permit from the City Clerk.