Trees on public property—Destroying or damaging.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 10-12-8
in effectSec. 10-12-8. - Trees on public property—Destroying or damaging.
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to willfully break down, destroy, injure or remove any tree not obnoxious to health or otherwise injurious, or any of the boxes enclosing the same, on any street, public square or open court.
(Code 1967, § 22-48; Code 1985, § 20-19)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10PUPEMOWE_CH10-12PROF_S10-12-8TRPUPRESDAFetched: 10/28/2026
