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8 PA Cons Stat § 2720.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2720.2 - Payment by owners and assessments

§ 2720.2. Payment by owners and assessments. (a) Payment by owners.--The cost of planting, transplanting or removing any shade trees or the necessary and suitable guards, curbing or grading for their protection and of the replacing of pavement or sidewalk necessarily disturbed in the execution of the work shall be paid by the owners of the real estate abutting the location of the work.  (b) Assessment and collection.--In the event that the borough undertakes the work described in this section, costs shall be certified, assessed against the abutting owners and collected in accordance with Chapter 21A (relating to assessments and charges for public improvements).    Cross References. Section 2720.2 is referred to in section 2720 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2720.3 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2720.3 - Notice of work

§ 2720.3. Notice of work. If council proposes to plant, transplant or remove shade trees on any street, notice of the time and place of the meeting at which the work is to be considered shall be given in one newspaper of general circulation once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the time of the meeting. The notice shall specify in detail the streets or portions upon which trees are proposed to be planted, transplanted or removed. In the event that a shade tree commission is to undertake the work, the commission shall provide the notice.    Cross References. Section 2720.3 is referred to in section 2724.1 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2720.4 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2720.4 - Penalties

§ 2720.4. Penalties.   (a) Penalties for violation.--To the extent provided by ordinance, council may assess penalties for the violation of regulations relating to shade trees or delegate the power to assess penalties to a shade tree commission. Any penalty assessed shall be a lien upon the real estate of the offender and may be collected as municipal claims are collected.  (b) Separate fund.--All penalties or assessments imposed under this subchapter shall be paid to the borough treasurer, to be kept in a separate fund and utilized only for the purposes authorized by this subchapter.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2721 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2721 - Shade tree commission

§ 2721. Shade tree commission.   (a) Establishment.--Council, by ordinance, may establish a shade tree commission and delegate to the shade tree commission the exclusive care, custody and control of shade trees and authorization to plant, transplant, remove, maintain and protect shade trees on the streets and highways in the borough.  (b) Commission authority.--The shade tree commission may make and enforce regulations for the care and protection of shade trees. No regulation may be in force until it has been approved by the council and enacted as an ordinance.  (c) Park commission.--If in any borough there exists a commission for the care of public parks, the council may, by ordinance, confer on the park commission all the powers and all the duties prescribed by this chapter for a shade tree commission.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2722 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2722 - Composition of commission

§ 2722. Composition of commission.   (a) General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a shade tree commission shall be composed of three residents of the borough who shall be appointed by the council and shall serve without compensation.  (b) Council option.--The council, by ordinance, may provide that a shade tree commission be composed of five members who shall be residents of the borough, shall be appointed by the council and shall serve without compensation.  (c) Three-member commission.--If a shade tree commission of three members is established by any borough, the council shall appoint one member for a term of three years, one for a term of four years and one for a term of five years. On the expiration of the term of any commissioner, a successor shall be appointed by the council to serve for a term of five years.  (d) Five-member commission.--If a shade tree commission of five members is established by any borough, the council shall appoint members to staggered terms so that one term expires every year. On the expiration of the term of any commissioner, a successor shall be appointed by the council to serve for a term of five years.  (e) Vacancies.--Vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled by the council for the unexpired term.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2723 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2723 - (Reserved)

§ 2723. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2724 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2724 - (Reserved)

§ 2724. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2724.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2724.1 - Duties of commission

§ 2724.1. Duties of commission.   (a) Annual report.--A shade tree commission shall annually report in full to the council its transactions and expenses for the last fiscal year of the borough.  (b) Notice.--If a shade tree commission proposes to plant, transplant or remove shade trees on any street, notice of the time and place of the meeting at which the work is to be considered shall be given by the shade tree commission in accordance with section 2720.3 (relating to notice of work).  (c) Certification of amounts required.--The shade tree commission shall each year certify to council an amount needed for the care of shade trees and for the publication of notices required by this subchapter. The shade tree commission shall use funds appropriated or raised by taxation in accordance with section 2720.1 (relating to maintenance by borough and tax levy) for any purpose authorized by council.  (d) Certification of assessments.--The shade tree commission shall ascertain and certify to council and the borough treasurer the amount of any assessment imposed in accordance with this subchapter for the planting, transplanting or removal of plants, shrubs and trees.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2725 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2725 - (Reserved)

§ 2725. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2726 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2726 - (Reserved)

§ 2726. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2727 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2727 - (Reserved)

§ 2727. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2728 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2728 - (Reserved)

§ 2728. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2729 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2729 - (Reserved)

§ 2729. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2730 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2730 - (Reserved)

§ 2730. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2751 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2751 - Acquisition of land for forest purposes

§ 2751. Acquisition of land for forest purposes.  A borough may acquire by purchase, gift or lease tracts of land covered with forest or tree growth or suitable for the growth of trees and administer the tracts in accordance with the practices and principles of scientific forestry, for the benefit of the borough. The tracts may be of any size suitable for the purpose and may be located within or without the borough limits.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2752 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2752 - (Reserved)

§ 2752. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2753 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2753 - Ordinance of acquisition

§ 2753. Ordinance of acquisition.  If the council deems it expedient to acquire land for the purposes of a municipal forest, it shall enact an ordinance setting forth the facts and conditions relating to the proposed action.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2754 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2754 - Appropriations

§ 2754. Appropriations.  Money necessary for the purchase of the tracts shall be appropriated in the same manner as appropriations for borough purposes. Money may be provided from the current revenue or by the proceeds of a sale of general obligation bonds in accordance with existing law.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2755 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2755 - Regulations

§ 2755. Regulations. Upon the acquisition of a municipal forest or land suitable for a municipal forest, the council may promulgate regulations for the government and proper administration of the same as necessary to produce continuing borough revenue by the sale of forest products.    Cross References. Section 2755 is referred to in section 2757 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2756 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2756 - Appropriations and revenue

§ 2756. Appropriations and revenue.  Money necessary for the administration, maintenance, protection and development of forests shall be appropriated and applied as is now done for borough purposes. The revenue and return on the revenue arising from the forests shall be paid into the borough treasury to be used for general borough purposes.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2757 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2757 - Use of forests

§ 2757. Use of forests.  A municipal forest may be used by the public as general outing or recreation grounds subject to the regulations under section 2755 (relating to regulations).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2758 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2758 - Ordinance of sale

§ 2758. Ordinance of sale.   (a) Requirement.--If the council deems it expedient to sell or lease a municipal forest, a part of a municipal forest or a product from a municipal forest, it shall enact an ordinance setting forth the facts and conditions relating to the proposed action.  (b) Conditions.--In order to enact an ordinance under this section, there must be compliance with the advertising and bidding requirements of section 1201.1 (relating to real property).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2759 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests|Section 2759 - Pruning and thinning

§ 2759. Pruning and thinning.   (a) Authority.--To comply with the practices and principles of scientific forestry, the council has the following powers: (1) To pass a resolution to prune or thin out a municipal forest or portion of a municipal forest. (2) To sell the products of the pruning or thinning out.  (b) Personnel.--To carry out subsection (a), the borough may use its own personnel or contract with skilled personnel.  (c) Bidding and advertising.--The bidding and advertising requirements of this part do not apply to any of the following: (1) Sales under subsection (a)(2). (2) Contracts under subsection (b).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2800 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2800 - Appropriations for burial ground maintenance

§ 2800. Appropriations for burial ground maintenance.  A borough may appropriate annually, out of the general funds of the borough, a sum for the care, upkeep, maintenance and beautifying of: (1) cemeteries and burial grounds lying wholly or partly within the boundary limits of the borough or in the territory immediately adjacent to the borough; and (2) private roads in or leading to property under paragraph (1).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2800.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2800.1 - Burial of deceased persons

§ 2800.1. Burial of deceased persons.  A borough may prohibit the burial or interment of deceased persons anywhere within borough limits.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2801 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2801 - Management by cemetery commission

§ 2801. Management by cemetery commission.  If the title and management of a cemetery is vested in a borough, the council may, by ordinance, vest the care, management and operation of the cemetery in a cemetery commission of three citizens to be appointed by the council. The ordinance shall provide for the terms of the cemetery commissioners.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2802 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2802 - Transfer from borough to company

§ 2802. Transfer from borough to company.   (a) Authority.--Upon petition of at least 10% of living cemetery lot owners, the council may transfer the cemetery and its management to an incorporated cemetery company.  (b) Procedure.--Upon presentation of a petition under subsection (a), the council may enact an ordinance declaring that, upon the acceptance of the ordinance by the incorporated cemetery company and filed with the borough secretary, the title and control of the cemetery shall vest in the incorporated cemetery company.  (c) Recording.--A copy of the ordinance and the acceptance by the incorporated cemetery company, certified by the borough secretary, shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2803 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2803 - (Reserved)

§ 2803. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2804 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2804 - (Reserved)

§ 2804. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2805 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2805 - Transfer from company to borough

§ 2805. Transfer from company to borough.   (a) Judicial action.--  (1) Upon the petition of an incorporated cemetery company and the owners of a majority of the taxable real estate in the borough, the court of common pleas may authorize the transfer of a cemetery to the borough where the cemetery is located or is adjacent to the borough. (2) A copy of the court order under paragraph (1) shall be filed with the recorder of deeds.  (b) Cost.--The transfer shall be made without cost to the borough.  (c) Effect.--Upon transfer, the following apply: (1) The borough shall exercise the powers and privileges of the incorporated company. (2) The borough may do all of the following: (i) Purchase up to 30 acres of land within or adjacent to the borough limits for the extension of the cemetery; (ii) Pay for the purchase under subparagraph (i) by: (A) sale of lots or otherwise; or (B) any means other than taxation. (iii) Lay out lots purchased and alter the original plot of the cemetery. (iv) Dispose of the grounds in the same manner as the incorporated company could have done.  (d) Deeds.--  (1) A deed for a lot, made by the borough, shall have the same validity as the deed of the incorporated cemetery company. (2) The borough may make a deed to a person that, prior to transfer under this section: (i) purchased a lot; but (ii) did not receive a deed.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2805.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2805.1 - Neglected or abandoned cemeteries

§ 2805.1. Neglected or abandoned cemeteries.   (a) Maintenance.--The council may, upon compliance with subsection (b), direct the removal of weeds, refuse and debris from an abandoned or neglected cemetery.  (b) Notice.--  (1) To exercise the power under subsection (a), the council must give notice to the owner directing the removal of weeds, refuse and debris from the cemetery within 30 days of service under paragraph (2). (2) Notice must be effected by any of the following means: (i) Personal service on the owner. (ii) Certified mail, addressee only, return receipt requested, to the owner at the owner's last known address. (iii) After reasonable attempts to give notice under subparagraph (i) or (ii) have failed, posting notice at or upon the property.  (c) Action.--  (1) If the removal is not completed within 30 days after the notice is effected under subsection (b)(2), the council shall provide for the removal to be done by employees of the borough or by a contractor at the expense of the borough. (2) The costs of removal under paragraph (1) shall be assessed against the owner of the cemetery and collected under Chapter 21A (relating to assessments and charges for public improvements).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2806 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2806 - (Reserved)

§ 2806. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2807 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2807 - (Reserved)

§ 2807. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2808 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2808 - Removing bodies to alter plots

§ 2808. Removing bodies to alter plots.  In altering the plot of a cemetery, bodies may be removed and reinterred in a suitable place but without cost to surviving relatives.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2810 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2810 - (Reserved)

§ 2810. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2811 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2811 - (Reserved)

§ 2811. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2812 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2812 - (Reserved)

§ 2812. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2813 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2813 - (Reserved)

§ 2813. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2814 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2814 - (Reserved)

§ 2814. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2815 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2815 - (Reserved)

§ 2815. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 2816 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 28 - Cemeteries|Section 2816 - Purchase of plots for burial of deceased service members

§ 2816. Purchase of plots for burial of deceased service members.   (a) Authority.--A borough may purchase plots of ground in a cemetery or burial ground within its limits for the interment of deceased members of the armed forces who: (1) die within the borough or have a legal residence within the borough at the time of death; and (2) are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.  (b) Cost.--Plots purchased under this section shall be paid for out of the borough treasury.
8 PA Cons Stat § 2901 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 29 - Licenses and License Fees|Section 2901 - Licensing transient retail business

§ 2901. Licensing transient retail business.   (a) Authority.--A borough may, by ordinance, regulate and license transient merchants engaged in any transient retail business within the borough.  (b) Licensure.--The following shall apply: (1) An ordinance under this section may prohibit the transient retail business without a license and provide for enforcement by penalties or other appropriate means. (2) Except as set forth in paragraph (3), an ordinance under this section may set a license fee which bears a reasonable relationship to the cost of administering the ordinance and regulating and inspecting the transient retail business. (3) Paragraph (2) does not apply as follows: (i) Except as set forth in paragraph (ii), the ordinance may not impose a license fee on the following transient merchants: (A) A farmer selling the farmer's own produce. (B) A person selling personal property if the proceeds of the sale are to be applied to a charitable or philanthropic purpose. (C) A manufacturer or producer in the sale of any of the following: (I) Bread. This subclause includes a bakery product. (II) Meat. This subclause includes a meat product. (III) Milk. This subclause includes a milk product. This subclause does not include ice cream or another frozen dessert. (ii) The exception under this paragraph does not apply to a transient merchant that is also selling other personal property not excepted under subparagraph (i).  (c) Registration.--An ordinance under this section may require that a transient merchant exempt under subsection (b)(2) register with the borough and otherwise be subject to all other provisions of the ordinance.  (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "transient merchant" means a person engaged in transient retail business for the sale of personal property, whether the business is conducted from a fixed location within the borough or by an individual engaged in peddling, soliciting or the taking of orders from house to house.