Bill Text: CT SB00072 | 2014 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Liability For The Growing Of Running Bamboo.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-06 - Signed by the Governor [SB00072 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00072-Chaptered.html
AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR THE GROWING OF RUNNING BAMBOO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 22a-381e of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(c) No person shall plant running bamboo or allow running bamboo to be planted on his or her property at a location that is [one hundred] forty feet or less from any abutting property or public right-of-way. [unless such planting is contained by a properly constructed and maintained barrier system or such running bamboo is planted above ground in a container or planter such that the running bamboo does not come in contact with the surrounding soil. ] Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be fined one hundred dollars. In the case of a continuing violation, each day of continuance shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense until such time as such bamboo is removed or contained by a properly installed and constructed barrier system. [The provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed to apply to any running bamboo planted on or before October 1, 2013. ]
Sec. 2. Section 22a-381e of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (f) as follows (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (f) Allowing running bamboo to grow beyond the boundaries of a parcel of property that a person owns shall be deemed to be a nuisance.