Right to Farm in Madison County, AL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Madison County, Alabama.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Madison County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Farm Nuisance Protection
Madison County's junk-and-debris public nuisance law does not reach working farms. Ala. Code § 45-45-173.01(b) exempts farm buildings, farm equipment, and farm materials stored around farm buildings on a farm from the county's premises-nuisance ordinance, alongside a separate carve-out for businesses that burn or incinerate wood and construction debris.
Madison County Farm Nuisance Exemption
Few RestrictionsAla. Code § 45-45-173.01(b) (Acts 92-502, 93-709)
(b) This part shall not apply to any company, corporation, or business currently operating, whose primary purpose or business is to burn or incinerate wood materials, salvage materials, building refuse, waste products, timber stumps, trees, or brush and other debris that results from clearing land, cutting timber or refurbishing or constructing buildings. This part shall not apply to farm build...
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