Huntsville, AL

Huntsville only restricts lawn watering days when its utility declares a water alert or warning stage, at which point sprinkler use is limited to odd or even calendar days matching…

Huntsville requires vegetation along streets, sidewalks, and alleys to be pruned to the intersection-visibility clearance standard in Section 25-462, with the city engineer able to…

Huntsville caps grass and weeds at 8 inches on lots inside a platted subdivision (12 inches on property adjacent to one) as a public nuisance, enforced by the Community Development…

Huntsville lets residents compost yard waste and food scraps at home without a permit, but Sec. 22-43 makes it unlawful to run a compost operation "in such a manner so as to create a…

Anyone who removes a public tree six inches or larger in diameter must replant new trees in approximately equal numbers, in a spot approved by the city forester, whether or not a…

Huntsville treats home-based businesses as an accessory use inside the dwelling, capping the space used at 20-35% of floor area by residential district and limiting exterior signage to…

Huntsville lets a licensed child care home run in any residential zoning district, but caps group homes to Residence 2-B and sets five conditions.

A Huntsville home occupation may post exactly one sign, and it cannot be lit or bigger than two square feet. Zoning Ordinance Section 73.1.1(2)(d) requires no external evidence of the…

Alabama runs one of the plainer cottage food laws in the country. Ala. Code § 22-20-5.1(b) states that a cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment and is…

Alabama has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit. The words "microenterprise" and "home kitchen" return no sections at all in the Code of Alabama, and Ala. Admin. Code…

Huntsville lets residents keep chickens and other fowl or livestock, but any corral, stable or pen must sit at least 150 feet from a neighbor's occupied dwelling.

Huntsville bars owning, harboring or keeping more than three dogs or cats, four months or older, that are frequently outside on the property.

Huntsville requires an annual $10-$50 cat license and bans letting cats become a nuisance or run at large, though sterilized 'community cats' registered under the city's TNR program…

Huntsville Animal Services must microchip every dog or cat it impounds, and owners get 30 days to update the chip's contact information after reclaiming the animal.

Huntsville pet shops can only sell dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens sourced from Huntsville Animal Services, a shelter, or a rescue.

Huntsville's zoning code requires any animal grooming salon to provide at least one off-street parking space per 400 square feet of floor area, the same tight ratio the city sets for…

Huntsville's zoning code treats a veterinary clinic as a highway-commercial use, not a neighborhood one. Section 24.1.1 lists animal hospital or veterinary clinic, pet shops as a…

Huntsville requires owners to register any wild or exotic animal with Huntsville Animal Services within 30 days of residency, bans private ownership of venomous reptiles outright, and…

Huntsville has declared its entire city limits a bird sanctuary and bans killing or capturing songbirds year-round.

Huntsville doesn't mandate spay or neuter, but Sec. 5-41 sets the annual dog/cat license fee at $10 for altered pets versus $50 for unaltered pets, a $40 financial push toward…

Huntsville requires every dog owner to keep the animal under effective restraint at all times within city limits, on or off the owner's property, or face a citation.

Huntsville's dangerous-animal law applies to any animal regardless of species or breed: the city bans no specific breed and instead declares individual animals dangerous only after…

Alabama Code Title 2, Chapter 14 requires all beekeepers to register colonies with the Department of Agriculture and Industries and complies with state apiary inspection and disease…

Alabama Department of Conservation regulations restrict baiting and feeding of deer and other game animals statewide during hunting seasons, with separate rules on bear feeding and…

Huntsville's noise ordinance exempts aircraft entirely from the city's decibel limits, leaving aircraft noise regulated by the FAA rather than local code enforcement.

Huntsville treats leaf blowers as domestic power equipment: allowed 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at up to 80 dB(A), and restricted overnight to the same limits as any other residential noise…

Huntsville bans electronically amplified sound audible at a residential property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., with a carve-out for the downtown arts and entertainment district on…

Huntsville caps sound from commercial and industrial sources at fixed decibel levels measured at the receiving property line, with industrial land allowed the highest ceiling.

Huntsville bans motor vehicles that are out of repair, altered or driven so as to create unreasonably loud noise, including jackrabbit starts, tire spinning and engine racing, under…

Huntsville bans keeping any animal that habitually makes noise loud enough to disturb neighbors' peace and quiet, treating chronic barking as a prosecutable nuisance under Sec. 5-9.

Huntsville exempts construction equipment from its noise decibel limits entirely between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., but after 10 p.m. it must stay under the article's sound-level caps and run…

Huntsville cuts the allowed residential noise limit from 55 to 50 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and bars audible amplified sound at residential property lines during those hours.

Every dwelling unit in Huntsville must have a hardwired smoke detector that sounds in all sleeping rooms, per City Code Sec. 7-383(i); pre-1985 owner-occupied homes can use battery…

Huntsville bans possessing, manufacturing, storing, selling or using fireworks under Sec. 13-33, except for permitted displays and a defined list of novelties and sparkling devices…

Huntsville's Fire Code caps LP-gas storage in populated or congested areas at a 2,000-gallon aggregate water capacity per installation under Sec. 13-31(a)(19), revising Fire Code…

Huntsville bans open burning citywide unless the fire marshal or the environmental management director issues an open burning or safety permit; violators face escalating fines up to…

Huntsville allows portable outdoor fire pits at one- and two-family homes without a permit, but requires a masonry surface, a 10-foot setback from structures, vehicles, and property…

Alabama's State Forestry Commission may declare a drought emergency by regulation under Ala. Code § 9-13-141, making all outdoor burning unlawful in the affected counties. Such…

Huntsville requires property owners to mark emergency lanes and fire hydrant no-parking zones with red painted curbs, warning drivers that stopping or parking there is prohibited under…

Huntsville puts a hard dollar ceiling on what a rotation wrecker may charge when a vehicle is towed without the owner's consent: $175.00 for a two-axle vehicle of 10,000 pounds or…

Large parking lots in Huntsville must set aside EV-capable spaces with electrical capacity for future chargers once the site tops 100 required parking spaces, though no charger has to…

Huntsville caps how heavy a truck, bus, or trailer can sit on a residential lot and bans sleeping in a parked RV there.

Huntsville caps designated pull-off bays at 30 minutes for passenger loading and commercial delivery, keeping curb space turning over for the next vehicle.

Leaving an inoperable or unlicensed vehicle on a Huntsville street or other public property is a code violation. The city can tag it, tow it after notice, and fine the owner.

Huntsville bars parking that blocks a driveway, narrows a street below ten feet of clear roadway, or leaves a car facing oncoming traffic. City Code Sec. 25-204 lists specific no-stop…

Huntsville bans parking any vehicle longer than 20 feet on streets unless parallel parking is allowed there, covering most residential blocks citywide under the city's stopping…

Huntsville bars parking overnight and sleeping in RVs, campers, vans, or other vehicles with sleeping quarters on city streets or in municipal lots without a specific city permit and…

Along major arterial streets, Huntsville bans off-street parking in the first ten feet of the required front yard and requires any parking area there to be paved or covered with at…

Huntsville STRs must collect Alabama state lodging tax (5% mountain lakes region rate), Huntsville local lodging tax of 7%, plus state and local sales taxes. Total tax burden…

Huntsville requires anyone renting out a room or property for stays under 180 days to hold a business license, taxed under the Hotel/Motel/Lodging schedule rather than the standard…

Huntsville requires a building permit and a state-licensed engineer's sealed design for any retaining wall holding back more than four feet of earth above the footing; walls under four…

Huntsville bans barbed wire, razor wire, and electric fencing on residential lots, and requires all fences to use uniform, purpose-made materials kept free of decay and damage.

Huntsville requires a building permit for fence construction because the city deleted the standard code exemption for permit-exempt work, and every fence must also meet the city's…

Huntsville's fence code bans barbed wire, concertina or razor wire, and electric fencing on any residentially zoned lot under Sec. 7-702(a), and requires man-made fence materials to be…

Alabama's partition-fence law (Ala. Code § 35-7-1 et seq.) makes a boundary fence between improved lands a shared expense of adjoining owners, with § 35-7-3 apportioning costs. Alabama…

Huntsville caps residential accessory structures like sheds and detached garages at two stories, bars them from front and required side yards, and limits rear-yard coverage to 30…

A Huntsville single-family home with a second kitchen cannot be rented out under Zoning Ordinance § 10.6.9. Owners selling such a house must disclose the condition to buyers, and…

Huntsville lets a single-family homeowner add a second kitchen only if the property owner actually lives in the house as a legal residence. Zoning Ordinance § 10.6.5 limits use of that…

Huntsville's zoning code lets homeowners add a second kitchen inside a single-family house, but Section 10.6.3 flatly bars any kitchen in a detached garage, carriage house, or…

A tiny house in unincorporated Madison County is a real dwelling only if it is built and inspected to the 2018 IRC, using Appendix Q for homes 400 square feet or less. A park-model RV…

Outdoor hot tubs and spas deep enough to hold 18 inches of water must be fenced under Huntsville's family-pool law, Section 7-613, and spa construction work needs a permit under the…

Huntsville requires every outdoor family pool holding 18 inches of water or more, above-ground or in-ground, to be enclosed by a 4-foot fence with a self-latching gate, or the owner…

Huntsville caps any garage sale at three consecutive days and bars the same household from holding another one at the same address within 60 days of the last sale. Sales must be the…

Huntsville requires a grading permit and city engineer sign-off on building permits to control stormwater drainage and site grading before construction starts.

Huntsville requires anyone with a graded construction site to keep surface stabilization measures in place, silt fencing, straw, seed, or a full stand of grass, to stop mud, dirt, and…

New or substantially improved buildings in Huntsville's floodway fringe must have their lowest floor built at least one foot above the base flood elevation, per the city's flood hazard…

Huntsville requires a floodplain development permit from the city engineer before any grading, filling, excavation, or construction in the flood hazard district under Appendix A…

Alabama's Coastal Area Management Program, administered by ADEM under Code §9-7, regulates development in Mobile and Baldwin counties' coastal zones, requiring permits for construction…

Huntsville caps digital sign changes to once per 15 minutes on side streets, bans blinking and scrolling, and forces off-hours dimming in residential areas.

Yard signs for candidates or ballot measures fall under the zoning code's residential temporary-sign rule: 40 square feet total per lot, no single sign over 20 square feet, and a…

Huntsville has no garage-sale-specific sign law; garage sale signs fall under the zoning code's general temporary sign rules, which keep them off the public right-of-way and cap their…

Operating a food truck on public property in downtown Huntsville requires a mobile food vendor's permit from the city clerk-treasurer, costing $100 per unit annually, plus a business…

Selling food, crafts, flowers, or photos from a sidewalk cart in downtown Huntsville requires a $100 annual vendor's permit from the city clerk-treasurer, with your exact space…

Huntsville confines street vending to a defined "public vendor space", sidewalks and parks in the central city core area, under a $100 annual permit that assigns each vendor a…

Huntsville's Minimum Housing Standards code requires every rental dwelling unit to have working plumbing, hot water, and heat that reaches 68 degrees Fahrenheit in winter, enforced by…

Under Ala. Code § 35-9A-421 an Alabama landlord must give 7 business days' written notice for unpaid rent (pay or quit) and 7 business days to cure a material lease violation. After…

Alabama's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Ala. Code Title 35, Chapter 9A) provides the exclusive statutory framework for residential evictions. The act sets uniform notice…

Under Ala. Code § 35-9A-303 an Alabama landlord must give the tenant at least two days' notice and enter only at reasonable times for legitimate purposes such as repairs, inspection…

Alabama's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets no maximum late fee and no mandatory grace period. Late fees are governed entirely by the lease; rent is late the day after…

Under Ala. Code § 35-9A-441 either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with 30 days' written notice and a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' notice. Breaking a fixed lease early…

Rent control is illegal at the local level in Alabama. Ala. Code § 11-80-8.1 preempts the field, barring any county, city, town, or municipality from enacting, maintaining, or…

Alabama's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets no specific notice period or dollar limit for raising rent. A landlord generally cannot raise rent mid-lease, but for…

Alabama caps a residential security deposit at one month's rent under Ala. Code § 35-9A-201, with exceptions for pets, alterations, and added liability risk. Landlords must return the…

Alabama recognizes two adverse-possession paths: 20 years of open, continuous possession by prescription, or 10 years under Ala. Code § 6-5-200 with color of title recorded, annual tax…

Huntsville's zoning ordinance sets a different front, side, and rear yard setback table for every residential district, running from 40-50 feet in front down to 15 feet on the sides in…

In Huntsville's mapped Slope Development District, impervious cover on a lot is capped at 15% in the lower slope zone and 10% in the upper slope zone, with matching caps on total…

Huntsville's Residence 1 district caps single-family home height at 35 feet and 2½ stories under Zoning Ordinance § 10.2.9, one of the density controls that also fix lot area, setbacks…

Huntsville requires a special event permit for parades, processions, and assemblies held on city streets, sidewalks, or parks, with basic events needing 20 days' advance notice and…

Huntsville requires a special event permit before holding most organized gatherings in a city park, though small minor events under 300 people can use park facilities first-come…

Vendors at Huntsville street fairs and festivals operating under an event sponsor don't need a separate vendor's permit: the sponsor must obtain a special event permit from the police…

Huntsville requires a special event permit for organized events on public streets, sidewalks, and parks unless the gathering qualifies as a minor event with 25 or fewer vehicles.

Restaurants in Huntsville's central city core need a $100 annual sidewalk cafe permit before putting tables on the public sidewalk.

Huntsville lets residents grill and use fire pits without a burn permit, but grills and portable fire pits are barred from balconies, overhangs, and within ten feet of any building in…

Huntsville's fire code bans grills, barbecues, and portable fire pits on apartment balconies, under overhangs, or within ten feet of any building in multi-family properties.

Huntsville exempts vehicle and other alarm systems from the noise code's decibel limits, but a burglar-type alarm, including one set off by a collision or break-in, cannot keep…

Huntsville bars trucks over 10,000 pounds GVWR from idling or running attached equipment for more than ten minutes an hour within 150 feet of homes between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Portable and standby generators in Huntsville must stay within the city's decibel limits, 55 dB(A) by day and 50 dB(A) at night in residential areas, measured at the property line.

Huntsville has no HVAC-specific rule, but its general noise ordinance caps sound from any fixed source, including air conditioners, heat pumps and condensers, at 55 dB(A) daytime and…

Huntsville limits commercial noise to 62 decibels at all times and bars amplified music audible at nearby homes after 10 p.m., with an exception for the city's entertainment district…

Huntsville makes it illegal to run a car stereo or subwoofer loud enough to be heard 25 feet from the vehicle on any public street, whether the car is parked or moving.

Huntsville residents must set garbage cans at the curb no earlier than sundown the night before collection day and pull them back in the day pickup happens, per City Code Sec. 22-85.

Huntsville's sanitation division collects household garbage from every single-family home once a week on a mayor-approved schedule, and participation in the city collection system is…

Dumping litter, debris, or waste on public property or someone else's property in Huntsville is a misdemeanor under City Code § 22-36, punishable by up to a $500 fine and six months in…

Huntsville's sanitation division collects bulk waste, white goods, and loose yard waste weekly from residences, but items must be set out neatly at the curb with tree limbs cut to 5…

Huntsville residents must set their city-issued garbage cart within three feet of the curb, facing the right way with the lid closed, and can't roll it out before sundown the night…

Huntsville's sanitation division collects loose yard waste, tree limbs, and bagged leaves weekly at the curb, but tree limbs must be cut to five feet or less and waste must sit between…

Huntsville requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a paved surface, stay screened from adjacent property, and never block a city right-of-way.

Alabama imposes no mandatory recycling on residents or businesses. Under the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act, every county and municipality must file an…

Huntsville caps exterior lighting on commercial and multi-family parking lots at one footcandle where it hits an adjoining roadway or residential property line, and requires shielded…

Huntsville's zoning ordinance regulates glare and light spillover from parking and vehicular use areas rather than adopting a general residential dark-sky code. Section 71.6.2 requires…

Huntsville has no billboard-specific lighting statute, but every illuminated sign in the city, including off-premise and billboard-type structures, is bound by Section 72.8.7's…

Huntsville bars riding bicycles on city sidewalks unless the sidewalk is officially designated part of a bikeway, and separately bans reckless or one-handed riding on any street.

Huntsville bars Uber and Lyft drivers from picking up passengers at any designated taxicab stand and requires Airport Authority sign-off before picking up anywhere at Huntsville…

Alabama has no general statute putting golf carts or low-speed vehicles on public roads. The only statewide scheme, Ala. Code §§ 11-73-1 to 11-73-7, applies by its own terms in Class 2…

Huntsville adopts Alabama's pedestrian crossing rules as city law, and its municipal court fine schedule sets a flat $10 fine for a pedestrian improper-crossing citation.

Huntsville bans drinking or holding an open alcoholic beverage in any public place unless it's a licensed premises or an approved special event.

Huntsville bans smoking in enclosed public places, city buildings and vehicles, and outdoor recreation venues like ball fields, stadiums and arenas, with a 20-foot buffer at…

Huntsville makes it unlawful to make -- or, as a host, to knowingly permit on premises you control -- any unreasonably loud or raucous noise that disturbs a reasonable person's peace…

Huntsville makes it illegal to stand in or near traveled traffic lanes soliciting money, selling goods, or handing out leaflets to drivers and passengers: the city's main tool against…

Huntsville makes it a misdemeanor to loiter, prowl or wander onto someone else's private premises, enclosed lot or dwelling without the owner or lessee's permission. Sec. 17-103 needs…

Huntsville bans skateboards and other wheeled recreational vehicles in city parks unless the park is posted allowing them.

Before covering up plumbing, electrical, gas, or mechanical work, Huntsville requires the installer to notify the inspection department and wait for approval or let 24 hours pass, so…

Huntsville's housing code requires every exterior door to have properly installed, working hardware that opens, closes, and secures the door, and it bans hasp lock assemblies outright.

Huntsville pre-1978 residential renovations must comply with EPA RRP Rule (40 CFR Part 745) requiring certified lead-safe firms. Alabama Department of Public Health administers lead…

Huntsville does not force homeowners to install fire sprinklers in one- and two-family houses or townhomes. Sec. 7-192(31) makes NFPA 13D compliance mandatory only if a sprinkler…

Huntsville requires a business license for any school, nursery, or day care operation, with tax based on gross receipts and a small-provider exemption.

Huntsville adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code, Article 90 and Chapters 1-9, under Sec. 7-203, and the Inspection Department charges permit fees on a sliding scale tied to service…

Huntsville requires a permit from the building official before any construction, alteration, repair, or demolition work that costs more than $250 in materials and labor, or that…

Huntsville has adopted the 2018 International Plumbing Code by reference and stripped out the code's permit exemptions, so a city permit is required for plumbing work.

Huntsville police run a voluntary security camera registration and video-sharing program letting homeowners and businesses register outdoor cameras and share footage with law…

Huntsville sorts every business into a NAICS sector code that fixes how its annual license tax is calculated.

In Huntsville, the owner of the property a sidewalk fronts, not the city, must keep that sidewalk in proper repair at all times under Sec. 23-86 of the Code.

Digging, opening, or otherwise encroaching into a Huntsville street or sidewalk without city sign-off is illegal. Sec. 23-122 requires anyone who wants to excavate in or under a public…

Huntsville bans encumbering a street or sidewalk with goods, merchandise, lumber, fuel, or any obstruction without a city building permit, and lets police or public works remove…

Huntsville requires a city license and per-package privilege fee -- tax stamps for cigarettes -- before any dealer can sell tobacco products within city limits, enforced by the finance…

Huntsville prohibits nudity or sexual conduct at any business holding a city alcohol license, effectively barring strip clubs and topless bars from operating on-premises, with only a…

Huntsville's zoning code names tattoo and body piercing parlors as a use it will not allow inside its core business districts. The Neighborhood Business C-1 (§ 20.1.1), General…

Huntsville requires anyone buying, selling, or bartering secondhand goods or precious metals to hold a city business license and follow strict police reporting, record-keeping, and…

Huntsville requires a business license for every pawnbroker, priced on annual gross interest receipts under the city's Sec. 15-85 fee schedule.

Huntsville requires anyone operating a massage parlor to obtain a business license from the city clerk-treasurer before opening, plus a physician's health verification, or face license…

Huntsville tow companies must report every private-property, non-owner-requested tow to police within one hour and file a written report within five days.

Huntsville can condemn a dilapidated house or accessory structure as an unsafe building and force the owner to repair or demolish it on a strict timeline.

Huntsville makes it a nuisance to let any property go overgrown with tall grass or weeds, with a numeric trigger of 8 inches on platted lots and 12 inches on adjacent land.

Huntsville closes its supervised public parks nightly from a half-hour after sunset until a half-hour before sunrise, except Big Spring Park and department-scheduled activities.

Huntsville's Central Business C-B District zoning regulations require new downtown buildings to use natural materials, street-facing entrances, and limit blank walls to 20 feet under…

Huntsville's housing code puts pest extermination on occupants for single dwellings and on owners for multi-unit buildings, with wood-destroying pests always the owner's job.

Huntsville bills full metered usage for any water leak a customer knew about, saw, or heard, cutting off the averaged-bill credit that applies to hidden leaks.

Huntsville requires commercial door-to-door solicitors to obtain a city solicitor's permit and wear a photo ID tag before knocking on any door.

Huntsville residents can block door-to-door soliciting entirely by posting a 'No Solicitation' or 'No Trespassing' sign, and even without one, no solicitor may knock or ring a doorbell…

Huntsville designates four historic preservation districts, Twickenham, Old Town, Alabama A&M University and Five Points, under City Code Sec. 10-62 and 10-63. Inside any of them, no…

A film production that needs to close or occupy a Huntsville street can't do it without a special event permit. Sec. 23-203(a)(12) bars any organized event, including a location shoot…

Amplified sound on a Huntsville film set needs sign-off from the city's department of natural resources. Sec. 23-231(d) treats any organized event using sound equipment, including a…

Huntsville classifies a film or commercial location shoot as a "private event" under its special-event ordinance. Sec. 23-231(e)(1)e lists "location shoots or tapings of films…

Huntsville's building code sets a 90 mph basic wind design speed for one- and two-family homes, the local benchmark builders must meet when engineering roof framing and coverings for…

Huntsville charges a 9% lodging tax plus $2 per room per day on hotels, motels, and similar transient accommodations citywide.

Huntsville's zoning code bars medical cannabis dispensaries, processors and cultivators from siting within 1,000 feet of any K-12 school or licensed daycare, with additional…

Huntsville confines medical cannabis dispensaries to the Medical District and imposes a 1,000-foot school/daycare buffer, a residential no-abut rule, and 300-foot spacing between…

Alabama prohibits all home cultivation of cannabis statewide. Even patients enrolled in the medical cannabis program cannot grow plants at home; only licensed cultivators authorized by…

Huntsville treats any Code of Ordinances violation as punishable by up to a $500 fine or six months in city jail, with continuing violations counted day by day.

Huntsville's housing official inspects rental dwellings for code violations, and owners or tenants in charge must give free access at reasonable hours.

Any tree planted on Huntsville's public land or road right-of-way must meet city forester-approved specifications and minimum size standards: 1½-inch caliper for large and medium…

Huntsville's zoning code lets homeowners install rooftop, pole, or ground-mounted solar panels as an accessory use in every district without a special exception, but panels must meet…

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…

In unincorporated Madison County, the county does not enforce your HOA's CC&Rs. Article XI, Section 11.2 of the Subdivision Regulations makes private covenants operate alongside county…

Under the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act, an association has a lien on each lot for unpaid assessments, plus interest and costs the declaration allows. The lien is recorded in…

An Alabama homeowners' association governed by Ala. Code § 35-20-13 must hand over ten named categories of records to any member or potential purchaser who asks in writing, within a…

Alabama sets no maximum dollar figure for a homeowners' association fine. Ala. Code § 35-20-11 lets a board assess only "reasonable penalties," only to the extent the declaration and…

An Alabama homeowners' association governed by the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act cannot foreclose on its own. Ala. Code § 35-20-12 requires it to give the lot owner 30 days'…

Alabama's Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act (Ala. Code § 25-7-40 et seq.) preempts cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage. Alabama has no state minimum wage, so…

Alabama allows permitless concealed carry of handguns for lawful adults, while still issuing optional permits for reciprocity, with state preemption blocking local restrictions.

Alabama law preempts most local firearm regulations, reserving authority over guns, ammunition, and accessories exclusively to the state legislature under Code Section 13A-11-61.3.

Alabama has no statewide charitable gaming law. Nonprofit bingo is legal only in the roughly 18 counties that adopted their own constitutional amendment authorizing it, Jefferson…

Alabama makes being a player in unlawful gambling a Class C misdemeanor, but Ala. Code § 13A-12-21(b) gives players a defense if they were in a "social game in a private place." The…

Alabama has no legalized sports betting. Wagering on the outcome of a sporting event is "gambling" under Ala. Code § 13A-12-20(4), and a bettor who knowingly advances or profits from…

The Alabama Legislature has never written a checkpoint statute. Searching the Code of Alabama on the Legislature's ALISON database returns zero sections containing roadblock…

Alabama never enacted an express right to record police, so the question is answered by the definitions in its eavesdropping article. Section 13A-11-30(1) defines eavesdropping as…

Alabama Code § 15-5-30 lets a named list of officers stop a person who is abroad in a public place on reasonable suspicion of a felony or other public offense and demand three things…

Alabama has no statute telling officers to ask for consent, to warn you that you may refuse, or to log the answer, and a full-text search of the Code returns nothing at all for the…

Alabama prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21 under Code Section 28-11-13, aligning with federal Tobacco 21 law.

Alabama counts auxiliary lamps one by one rather than leaving them to a general glare rule. Section 32-5-241(a) permits not more than one spot lamp, not more than two fog lamps mounted…

Alabama is one of the few states whose code says the words dash camera. Section 32-5A-350.1(g)(5), added by the 2023 hands-free act, exempts from the distracted-driving offense the use…

Lane splitting and lane filtering are illegal in Alabama with no exception for stopped or slow traffic. Ala. Code § 32-5A-242(c) says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes…

Alabama has no statute that names license plate covers, tinted shields or frames. A full-text search of the Code of Alabama on the Legislature's own code database returns zero sections…

No section of the Code of Alabama mentions a radar detector. The ban that does apply to commercial drivers arrives indirectly: § 32-9A-2(a)(1) makes it an offense to operate a…

Alabama never sets a studded-tire season. Ala. Code § 32-5-210(b) instead bans every block, stud, flange, cleat or spike made of any material other than rubber that projects beyond the…

Alabama's tint chapter carries its own numbers, so nothing has to be looked up in an inspection regulation. Section 32-5C-2(a)(2) forbids operating a vehicle registered in this state…