Mobile County, AL Ordinances (2026)

Section 45-49-252.07 requires solid waste to be stored on the property in vector-resistant, water-tight containers that won't overflow, and Section 45-49-252.14(g) sets the curb…

Dumping refuse in a street, ditch, lake or private property you don't control is banned under Section 45-49-252.14(d), a Class C misdemeanor, while the county's Junk Control Ordinance…

In unincorporated Mobile County, yard trash counts as rubbish and gets picked up weekly, but Section 45-49-252.06 caps curbside rubbish pickup at one cubic yard per week per residence…

Furniture, trees, sod, lumber and other bulky items that don't count as ordinary garbage or rubbish are handled as special pickups under Section 45-49-252.06(a)(2)e, negotiated…

Only a county-franchised, permitted hauler may collect residential solid waste in unincorporated Mobile County, and Section 45-49-252.06 sets the minimum service: general household…

Section 45-49-252.07(f) requires mechanically serviced bulk containers, the roll-off dumpsters used at commercial and multi-unit sites, to sit on firm, level ground or a concrete pad…

In unincorporated Mobile County, alcohol-licensed establishments cannot feature nude or semi-nude servers, live sex-simulation acts, or contests encouraging that conduct. The Mobile…

Operating a massage parlor in unincorporated Mobile County without a license from the county governing body is unlawful under a 1981 local act. The law layers on health inspections…

Buying secondhand gold or silver items, jewelry, flatware, or bric-a-brac in Mobile County requires a $500 annual license from the license commission, plus fingerprints, a photo, and a…

Mobile County's dangerous and nuisance dog law applies only in the unincorporated area and judges every dog by its conduct, not its breed. A dog that bites or repeatedly damages…

Unincorporated Mobile County treats junk-strewn lots and unsafe buildings alike as a public nuisance the County Commission can order fixed or torn down. Section 45-49-170.51 bans…

Mobile County doesn't require every restaurant to carry a food handlers card, but anyone running food at a temporary exempt event, a festival or fundraiser lasting up to three days…

Under Ala. Code § 45-49-170.51, it is a public nuisance in unincorporated Mobile County for an owner or person in control of a lot, building or junkyard to let debris pile up in a way…

In unincorporated Mobile County, parking or storing more than one unregistered, untagged motor vehicle in public view on a lot is itself a public nuisance. Section 45-49-170.52 lets…