The purpose of this section is to control the planting, cultivating
or growing of certain running noxious plants and weeds, including
bamboo grasses, in the Township of Falls; and to require barriers
to prevent the invasive spread of existing running bamboo into other
areas of the Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BAMBOO
Any invasive monopodial (running) tropical or semitropical
grasses from the genera Bambusa, including, but not limited to Bambusa,
Phyllostachys, Fallopia and Pseudosasa as well as Common Bamboo, Golden
Bamboo, Arrow Bamboo, Japanese Knotweed and Japanese Bamboo. Bamboo
which is not invasive or running bamboo plants or grasses shall not
be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
BAMBOO OWNER
Any property owner or resident who has planted and/or grows
bamboo, or who maintains bamboo on his/her property, or who permits
bamboo to grow or remain on the property even if the bamboo has spread
from an adjoining property. Any property owner of or resident at property
on which bamboo is found on the property will be considered a bamboo
owner, except any property owner or resident who:
A.
Has provided satisfactory proof to the Township that, within
a reasonable period of time after discovering the encroachment of
bamboo onto the property from an adjoining or neighboring property,
he/she advised the owner of such property of his/her objection to
the encroachment of the bamboo; and
B.
Has initiated steps for the removal of the bamboo from the property,
including remedies at law.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Falls, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, in addition to the other charges hereinbefore
provided for, upon conviction before any Magisterial District Justice,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be required to pay a fine
not exceeding $1,000 and costs of prosecution. Each and every day
on which any person, firm or corporation shall be in violation of
this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.