Streets and Highways Code section 1495

Any person who maliciously digs up, cuts down, injures or destroys any shade or ornamental tree on any county highway, unless such tree is considered an obstruction by the road commissioner and is removed under his direction, is liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, recoverable as provided in section 1496, for each such tree.

Source: Section 1495, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=1495. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 1495’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/streets_and_highways_code_section_1495

Original Source: Section 1495, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=1495. (last accessed May 12, 2025).