Section 1495 Of Chapter 6. Obstructions And Injuries To County Highways From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 6.

. Any person who maliciously digs up, cuts down, injures or destroys any shade or ornamental tree on any county highway, unless such tree is considered an obstruction by the road commissioner and is removed under his direction, is liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, recoverable as provided in section 1496, for each such tree.