3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Mobile County, Alabama.
Verified from official government sources
Mobile County issues no tree-removal permits and has no authority to require one in unincorporated areas. Permits exist only inside the City of Mobile, which regulates protected and right-of-way trees. HOA covenants may add private approval.
Alabama designates no heritage or landmark trees by statute, and Mobile County protects none in unincorporated areas. The City of Mobile, a Tree City USA, guards heritage and specimen trees within its limits, but the county has no equivalent.
No Alabama statute and no Mobile County ordinance requires replacing a removed tree in unincorporated areas. Replanting mandates exist only inside cities like Mobile, or as a condition in HOA covenants and development approvals.
1 cities in Mobile County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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