Establishes requirements for sale and planting of running bamboo; requires recordkeeping of certain violations and consideration thereof as grounds for license or registration review.

S 2557 regulates the sale and planting of running bamboo (genus *Phyllostachys*, including *P. aureosulcata*) in New Jersey. It requires sellers to be certified nurserymen and planters to be licensed landscape architects or registered home improvement contractors, with strict rules preventing planting within 100 feet of property lines or public rights-of-way without root barriers or contained containers. Violations carry $100 fines for first offenses and $250 for repeat offenses, with courts reporting violations to the Division of Consumer Affairs, which may use repeated reports to review licenses. The bill also mandates property disclosure about past bamboo presence during real estate sales and holds property owners responsible for maintaining compliance to avoid liability for damage to adjacent properties.