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Invasive Plant Rules in Bowling Green, KY (2026)

1 verified invasive plant rules for Bowling Green, Kentucky, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Bamboo Restrictions

Bowling Green does not have a bamboo-specific ordinance. Bamboo is not on Kentucky's noxious weed list maintained under KRS 176.051, but the Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council (KY-EPPC) lists running bamboo (Phyllostachys and Bambusa spp.) as documented invasive on Kentucky forest land. Spreading bamboo is generally a private civil/common-law nuisance issue between neighbors; if bamboo grows into a Code-defined nuisance, it can be cited by Bowling Green Code Compliance under the City's overgrown-vegetation / nuisance-abatement provisions.

Bowling Green Bamboo & Invasive Plant Rules (Nuisance-Vegetation Framework)

Few Restrictions

Looking for Warren County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Bowling Green city rules.

Invasive Plant Rules in Warren County