Invasive Plant Rules in Fauquier County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Fauquier County, Virginia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Fauquier County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Bamboo Restrictions
Fauquier County's Article III bamboo ordinance makes a landowner responsible for keeping running bamboo, the spreading, monopodial type such as Phyllostachys, from crossing onto a neighbor's land or within 15 feet of a public right-of-way. An owner must install an effective barrier or trench, and civil penalties start at $50 per violation.
Running Bamboo Containment Duty
Some RestrictionsFauquier County Code §§ 18.5-19, 18.5-20(a)-(b), 18.5-22(a)-(c)
Running bamboo means any tropical or semi-tropical grass with a monopodial (leptomorph) rhizome (root) system characterized by aggressive spreading behavior, typically producing rhizomes far away from the plant. Running bamboo includes, but is not limited to, the plant genera Phyllostachys. ... a landowner on whose property running bamboo grows shall not allow the running bamboo to spread from ...
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