Invasive Plant Rules in Spotsylvania County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Spotsylvania County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Prohibited Species
Spotsylvania County's Chesapeake Bay Preservation ordinance names Johnson grass, kudzu, and multiflora rose as noxious weeds under Sec. 6A-3 and lets landowners remove them, along with dead or diseased vegetation, inside the 100-foot Resource Protection Area buffer under Sec. 6A-12(d) without losing the buffer's required tree cover.
Spotsylvania County Noxious Weed Control
Light RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code §§ 6A-3, 6A-12(d)(1)(c)
Noxious weeds means plants that are difficult to control effectively, such as Johnson grass, kudzu, and multiflora rose. A complete list is contained in the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, publication entitled Virginia Invasive Species Plant List (https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/invsppdflist). ... Dead, diseased, or dying trees or ...
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