5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Madison County, Alabama.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Madison County enforces a noise ordinance adopted in 2019 under Ala. Code §45-45-174. Sound may not exceed 85 decibels by day, and after 11 p.m. the limit drops to 75 decibels.
Ala. Code §45-45-174
(a) In Madison County, the Madison County Commission may enact a noise ordinance for the areas outside of the corporate limits of any municipality and may provide that a violation of the ordinance constitutes a public nuisance subject to a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day to be assessed as provided in the ordinance. Any law enforcement officer or constable may i...
Unincorporated Madison County sets no construction-hours curfew. Work may run day or night, but the county noise ordinance under Ala. Code §45-45-174 caps sound at 85 decibels by day and 75 decibels after 11 p.m.
Ala. Code §45-45-174
(a) In Madison County, the Madison County Commission may enact a noise ordinance for the areas outside of the corporate limits of any municipality and may provide that a violation of the ordinance constitutes a public nuisance subject to a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day to be assessed as provided in the ordinance. Any law enforcement officer or constable may i...
Unincorporated Madison County's noise ordinance covers barking dogs. An owner who lets a dog bark loudly enough to breach the 85-decibel daytime or 75-decibel nighttime limit commits a public nuisance under Ala. Code §45-45-174.
Ala. Code §45-45-174
(a) In Madison County, the Madison County Commission may enact a noise ordinance for the areas outside of the corporate limits of any municipality and may provide that a violation of the ordinance constitutes a public nuisance subject to a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day to be assessed as provided in the ordinance. Any law enforcement officer or constable may i...
No Alabama statute and no Madison County rule single out leaf blowers. They run at any hour in unincorporated areas, bounded only by the county noise ordinance's 85-decibel daytime and 75-decibel nighttime limits under Ala. Code §45-45-174.
Ala. Code §45-45-174
(a) In Madison County, the Madison County Commission may enact a noise ordinance for the areas outside of the corporate limits of any municipality and may provide that a violation of the ordinance constitutes a public nuisance subject to a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day to be assessed as provided in the ordinance. Any law enforcement officer or constable may i...
Amplified music in unincorporated Madison County must stay under the noise ordinance's 85-decibel daytime and 75-decibel nighttime limits set under Ala. Code §45-45-174. The county issues a noise permit for events that exceed them.
Ala. Code §45-45-174
(a) In Madison County, the Madison County Commission may enact a noise ordinance for the areas outside of the corporate limits of any municipality and may provide that a violation of the ordinance constitutes a public nuisance subject to a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day to be assessed as provided in the ordinance. Any law enforcement officer or constable may i...
2 cities in Madison County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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