[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mineola 5-13-2015 by L.L. No.
2-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The plant species specified in this section are hereby determined
to be invasive and dangerous to the public health, safety and welfare
of persons and property in the Village of Mineola. From and after
the time any plant species is placed on such list, no person or entity
shall plant, or cause or permit the planting of, any such plant species
in the Village of Mineola.
In the event that any such prohibited invasive species is located
on any property in the Village at the time such species is identified
as a prohibited species or is planted on any property in violation
of this section, the owners or occupants of the property on which
such plant is so located or planted shall be responsible for confining
the plant to the property of such owner or occupant and for taking
any and all reasonable action necessary to prevent such plant from
invading any other property in the Village and shall be liable for
the reasonable expenses incurred by the owner of any property in the
Village invaded by such plantings for the removal of such plantings
and prevention of further invasion. Such liability shall be in addition
to any liability, civil or otherwise, for violation of the provisions
of this section.
The following plant species are prohibited in the Village of
Mineola pursuant to this section:
A.
Golden bamboo, also known as Phyllostachys aurea;
B.
Japanese bamboo, also known as Phyllostachys bambusoides;
C.
Common bamboo, also known as Bambusa vulgaris;
D.
Arrow bamboo, also known as Pseudosasa japonica;
E.
Any species commonly considered to be classified as "bamboo";
F.
Any species commonly considered to be classified as "poisonous,"
including, but not limited to, poison oak and poison ivy.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in § 1-6 of this Code.
