(a) Whoever negligently, wilfully or maliciously injures or damages trees, shrubs or other landscaping under the jurisdiction and control of the Department shall forfeit and pay treble damages therefor. The damages shall be computed as the sum of the cost of purchase of new trees, shrubs or other landscaping of equivalent size and quality and the removal and installation costs to replace the damaged trees, shrubs or other landscaping, including direct labor costs plus overhead costs, computed in accordance with accepted governmental accounting principles.
(b) Justices of the peace, the Court of Common Pleas and the Superior Court shall have concurrent jurisdictions of actions under this section.
(c) In actions before Justices of the Peace, the procedure shall be the same as is provided for actions of trespass before Justices of the Peace, with the right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, and, in actions before the Court of Common Pleas, the right of appeal to the Superior Court shall be preserved.
66 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 423, § 21.
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