Invasive Plant Rules in Greensboro, NC (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for Greensboro, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Prohibited Species
Greensboro's nuisance code bans letting kudzu, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, or any other invasive plant identified by the North Carolina Forest Service or Department of Agriculture spread across a property line, under City Code § 17-1(a)(16). Code compliance can order abatement within 10 days, and repeat violators face escalating cleanup fees on top of the abatement cost.
Greensboro Invasive Plant Nuisance Ban
Some RestrictionsGreensboro City Code § 17-1(a)(16)
(a)The following enumerated and described conditions are found, deemed and declared to constitute a detriment, danger and hazard to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city and are found, deemed and declared to be public nuisances wherever the same may exist and the creation, maintenance, or failure to abate any nuisances is hereby declared unlawful. ... (16...
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