LCO No. 524 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5316 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 524 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF RUNNING BAMBOO. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 22a-381e of the general statutes be amended to increase 1 the penalty for violating restrictions on the planting of running 2 bamboo, increase the distance from property lines that such bamboo 3 may be planted and to require property owners who have bamboo that 4 violates such setback requirements to remove such bamboo. 5 Statement of Purpose: To strengthen the regulation of running bamboo.