Broome County has no native-plant mandate. DEC 6 NYCRR Part 575 prohibits sale, transport, and introduction of invasive species including Japanese knotweed, purple loosestrife, and mile-a-minute vine. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County offers guidance on native plantings for Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City homeowners.
New York does not mandate native-plant use on private property. DEC 6 NYCRR Part 575 — effective March 10, 2015 — prohibits the sale, purchase, possession, propagation, introduction, import, or transport of 69 regulated invasive species, including Japanese knotweed, purple loosestrife, mile-a-minute vine, garlic mustard, Japanese barberry, and Norway maple. Violations can result in DEC enforcement action with civil penalties up to $250 per occurrence. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County (840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton) offers free consultation on native-plant selection for pollinator gardens, rain gardens, and erosion control. Binghamton Urban Forestry program encourages native street-tree species. No municipal code requires native plantings, but green-infrastructure grants through the Susquehanna River Basin Commission favor native selections.
DEC Part 575 invasive violation: up to $250 first offense; commercial sale can trigger larger civil penalties.
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