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Page 29 1 the tree fail. Is it -- is it the trunk that's the 2 problem or is it individual branches or encroaching 3 structure? Is there an insect or disease. 4 A tree that still has a green leaf on 5 it, you've got to go through a tremendous procedure 6 to get approval to remove it. 7 So it's -- there's no doubt, once Walt 8 Kipp receives the application and he has all the 9 background information, you know, only then is he 10 permitted to issue a tree removal permit. 11 And the -- you have two groups of tree 12 contractors. You have the tree removal contractors 13 and you have the full service tree companies. And 14 the tree removal companies, by the New Jersey Board 15 of Tree Experts, there's two categories. There is 16 licensed tree care operators. Now, they're only 17 qualified to remove trees or to prune trees. And 18 then you have licensed tree experts, such as myself. 19 They are the only ones who can actually put in print 20 whether a tree is alive or dead or write a report 21 about a condition of a tree. 22 And so these full service tree 23 companies, most of them have licensed tree experts. 24 So the new ordinance requires a 25 licensed tree expert to declare the tree as dead, or