No person shall engage in the tree trimming or removal business or use trucks or vehicles in the business, without having first obtained a tree trimmer’s license from the city. The license, when issued, shall cover all the tree trimmers, solicitors and other employees of the particular business licensee, it not being the intent of this article to require a separate license for each employee or agent of any firm, partnership, association or corporation.

(Code 1968, 4-1301; Code 1990)

No license shall hereafter be issued until such applicant has filed with the city, a certificate of a public liability insurance policy, endorsed by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Kansas, or until giving such other proof that the public liability insurance policy has been issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Kansas, and shall be issued with minimum limits of $25,000 to $50,000 for bodily injury, and $10,000 for property damage; the insurance to be effective, whether the tree trimming or tree cutting at the time of any accident was being performed by the licensee, his or her agent or employee. The insurance policy shall further provide that it cannot be cancelled until 10 days’ written notice has been filed with the city clerk. The license hereinafter provided for shall be automatically revoked upon receipt of cancellation of such insurance policy.

(Code 1968, 4-1302)

(a)   Every person or entity shall be required to obtain a license to engage in the business of tree trimming or tree surgery. Every licensee shall pay a license fee as established by the fee schedule adopted by resolution for the City of Ellis. Such fee shall be paid biennially for a two-year period or major fraction thereof for a license issued in an even numbered year. Any license issued during an odd numbered year shall be issued upon payment of one-half the biennial license fee. The license shall be nontransferable and shall not be assignable.

(b)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to contract for any kind of work covered by this article without having a valid license issued by the city to perform such contracts.

(Code 1968, 4-1304; Ord. 1419; Code 2022)

This article shall not apply to any person working at his or her own residence or established place of business, or on property owned by him or her, or to regularly employed wage hands of the person working thereon, nor shall it apply to holders of street franchises authorized to trim trees or shrubs therein. This article shall not apply to officials or employees of the federal, state, county or city governments engaged in the performance of their official duties, nor shall this article apply to any utility company holding a valid franchise issued by the city.

(Code 1968, 4-1305)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided by section 1-116 of this code. Each and every days’ violation of any of the provisions of this article shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1968, 4-1306; Code 1990)