Invasive Plant Rules in Brookhaven, NY (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for Brookhaven, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bamboo Restrictions
Brookhaven Property Maintenance Code § 49-6 bans planting or installing running bamboo, listing eight prohibited genera by name, and requires owners of any existing bamboo, running or clumping, to confine it so it cannot spread onto neighboring property.
Brookhaven Bans Planting Running Bamboo
Heavy RestrictionsBrookhaven Code § 49-6A
No owner or occupant of property or person, corporation or other entity shall plant, install, or cause or permit the planting or installation of plant species upon any property, including one-family and two-family residences, located within the Town of Brookhaven, commonly considered to be classified as "running bamboo," hereinafter defined as any tropical or semi-tropical grasses with monopodi...
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