Invasive Plant Rules in Bellingham, WA (2026)

Bamboo Restrictions

Bellingham does not have a bamboo-specific ordinance. Bamboo is not currently on the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board's regulated weed list. Whatcom County Noxious Weed Control Board (established under Chapter 2.27 Whatcom County Code and authorized by Chapter 17.10 RCW) provides the regulatory framework for invasive plants; landowners are required to control Class A and designated Class B noxious weeds. The Whatcom Noxious Weed Board publishes a bamboo-management fact sheet but does not list bamboo as a regulated noxious weed. Cross-property bamboo spread is generally a private common-law nuisance matter; Bellingham Code Enforcement may cite overgrown vegetation that creates a nuisance.