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 Broward County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 9. CONTRACTORS
 Article XI. REGULATION OF TREE TRIMMERS

  § 9-165. Maintenance of qualifications.  

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  • (a)

    All tree trimmer license holders shall have the duty and obligation to inform the County in writing of any change to the business, legal status, business or home mailing address, or telephone number. The license holder shall be responsible for retaining proof that the license holder has notified the County of the license holder's current address of record.

    (b)

    Whenever a license holder fails to maintain any of the qualifications or standards required for licensure, such license holder shall report such lack of qualifications to the County.

    (c)

    The County may review the qualifications of any license holder prior to renewal of the license. If the license holder fails to continue to meet the County's qualifications for licensure, the County shall refuse to renew the license. Failure to pay a civil penalty for a citation issued pursuant to the requirements of this article shall be grounds for the County to refuse to renew the license.

    (d)

    In order to perform tree trimming services in the County, every sole proprietor and at least one (1) person affiliated with every business organization that has been issued a Class A Tree Trimmer License shall maintain a current Broward County license and a current International Society of Arboriculture Arborist Certification or continue to be a Registered Consulting Arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists. Every sole proprietor and business organization that have been issued a Class B Tree Trimmer License shall maintain a current Broward County license in order to perform tree trimming services in the County. Every sole proprietor who has been issued a Class B Tree Trimmer License and every trained employee of a business organization or governmental agency that have been issued a Class A or Class B Tree Trimmer License shall be required to undergo retraining and retesting every other year through courses offered by the Broward County Extension Education Section or any successor agency. Failure to maintain the qualifications set forth in this subsection while engaged in delivering tree trimming services shall be a violation of this article.

    (e)

    Failure to maintain the insurance required by Subsection 9-164(d) shall be a violation of this article.

(Ord. No. 2009-14, § 2, 3-24-09; Ord. No. 2013-37, § 1, 11-12-13)