Bulloch County, GA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 8-82(b) of the Clean Community Ordinance makes it unlawful for any person to maintain, cause or permit uncut grass or weeds on property under circumstances where the growth becomes a breeding place for insects, rodents or reptiles, or creates a fire hazard. The code does not set a specific inch or foot height trigger; instead it ties the violation to those hazard conditions. Section 8-82(c) gives the environmental manager and staff the enforcement mechanism: if the person responsible has not corrected the condition after notice, deputies may enter the premises and cut the grass or weeds themselves.

The county then assesses the cost of that work as a charge against the responsible person, and the charge becomes a lien against the property until it is paid. The ordinance defines 'person responsible' broadly to include both the property owner and, if different, whoever actually caused the violation, holding them jointly and severally liable for correcting it and for the county's costs. This grass and weed provision sits in the same section as the broader vacant-lot nuisance rule in Section 8-82(a), so a lot with both tall growth and accumulated junk can be cited under both subsections at once. Enforcement runs through the same channel as other Clean Community Ordinance violations: county marshals and other designated officials under Section 8-83.