Invasive Plant Rules in Spalding County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Spalding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Spalding County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Prohibited Species
Unincorporated Spalding County bans noxious weeds outright, defining them as any species listed on the federal Noxious Weed List published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Code § 8-3003. The prohibition sits inside the county's grass-and-weeds rule in the Exterior Property Areas chapter and applies regardless of the general twelve-inch height limit that governs ordinary weeds and grasses.
Spalding County Noxious Weed Prohibition
Some RestrictionsSpalding County Code § 8-3003(1)c, (2)
c.Noxious weeds means those weeds shown on the Federal Noxious Weed List as published from time to time by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ... (2)Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free of weeds or plant growth in excess of twelve (12) inches within the established yard area of any developed property five (5) acres or less in size. Noxious weeds shall be prohibited.
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