It is determined that certain types of plants are invasive,
difficult to control, and can cause significant damage to property.
The purpose of this chapter is to preserve and protect public and
private property in the Township from the damaging spread of invasive
plants, to protect indigenous and other plant materials from the invasive
spread of invasive plants, and to maintain the general welfare of
the residents of the Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
INVASIVE PLANT(S)
A.
Each of the following: Canadian thistle (Cirsium arvense), Eurasian
watermilfoil (Lonicera japonica), garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata),
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum caspidatum), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium
vimineum), mile-a-minute (Polygonum perfoliatum), purple loosestrife
(Lythrum salicaria), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) and water
chestnut (Trapa natans) and shall include the plant and any cutting,
flower, seed, root, other plant part, or cultivar therefrom.
B.
All native and non-native bamboo. "Bamboo" shall mean and include
plant species commonly known as "running" (monopodial) or "clumping"
(sympodial). This definition shall include but is not limited to the
following plant genera: