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numbers of firms in the tree removal and treatment service business. Several proposals have been made to initiate Metropolitan or statewide licensing and setting of standards. the Associations does concur that some form of consumer and worker protection, as well as control of chemical Lreatment activities, would be advisable. however, we would oppose mandatory licensing on state or metropolitan level. Licensing of contractors and various activities has long been a local prerogative and the mechanism for license review, issuance and enforcement is already in place. The primary reason that local licensing has been successful and, therefore, maintained at the local level, is that inspection an enforcement personnel reside at the local level and are much more familiar with the area and activities, thus providing better and faster enforcement. Most local units currently have a tree inspector and some form of control/removal program. It then logically follows that licensing could most economically and efficiently be initiated and enforced at this level. R-1 ORDINANCE CONTROL THE ASSOCIATION URGES MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT TREE REMOVAL AND TREATMENT LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OWNERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND EMPLOYEES OF FIRMS ENGAGED IN THAT SERVICE. TO THAT END, THE ASSOCIATION HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED MUNICIPALITIES A MODEL ORDINANCE SETTING STANDARDS AND REGULATING THE ACTIVITIES OF TREE REMOVAL AND TREATMENT FIRMS. R-2 LOCAL LICENSING THE ASSOCIATION STRONGLY SUPPORTS TREE REMOV..L AND TREATMENT LICENSING AT THE PREROGATIVE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUT DOES STRONGLY OPPOSE INITIATION OF MANDATORY LICENSING AND/OR LICENSING AT THE STATE OF METROPOLITAN LEVEL IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STATE ESTABLISH UNIF"14 MIN�IXUM STANDARDS FOR SHADE TREE TREATMENT CONTRACTORS AND BUSINESSES. R-3 RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE EFFORTS ON THE PART OF SOME TO LEGISLATE STATE OR METROPOLITAN WIDE LICENSING, THE AMM URGES THAT IF AREA WIDE LICENSING IS CONSIDERED, THAT A PROVISION BE INCLUDED ALLOWING A LOCAL UNIT TO REVOKE THE LICENSE PROVISIONS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION FOR CAUSE. II-S LIMIT NEW AUTHORITY FOR STATE AUDITOR The State Auditor issued a report dated April 14, 1982, entitled 'Guideline for the Audit Responsibility of Local Governmental Units within Minnesota'. The report indicates that of 4,308 :nits of government including counties, cities, towns, school .`stricts, intergovernmental agencies, and fire relief