Municipalities enforce nuisance weed ordinances via property maintenance codes. Troy and East Greenbush require removal of ragweed, poison ivy, and other noxious weeds. NY DEC 6 NYCRR Part 575 regulates invasive species.
Weed enforcement in Rensselaer County occurs at the municipal level through property maintenance and nuisance codes. Troy Code Chapter 209 (Property Maintenance) and East Greenbush Code Chapter 176 require property owners to cut grass above 10 inches and remove noxious weeds including common ragweed, giant ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumac, and Canada thistle. NY DEC 6 NYCRR Part 575 lists 126 prohibited and regulated invasive species (Japanese knotweed, mile-a-minute, garlic mustard) which cannot be sold or knowingly introduced; landowners are not required to remove existing populations but must not spread them. Enforcement is complaint-driven: code officer issues written notice giving 10-14 days to abate, followed by municipal mowing with cost lien added to the tax bill.
Troy Code 209: $100 first offense, $250 second, $500 third. Municipal abatement cost (mowing) added as tax lien. Intentional sale/introduction of a prohibited invasive under 6 NYCRR 575: $250-$5,000 civil penalty plus ECL criminal referral.
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