Huntsville, AL Mobility & Curb Rules: TNC Pickup Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Taxicab stand pickups
- Prohibited citywide
- Airport pickups
- Need Airport Authority OK
- Street hails
- Not allowed for TNVs
- Enforcing agency
- Parking & Public Transit / police
Summary
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 International Airport.
No TNV driver shall pick up a passenger on any portion of the Huntsville International Airport without proper authorization from the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority. Additionally, no driver shall pick up or discharge any passenger in any designated taxicab stands, whether at the airport, or otherwise.(c)Soliciting passengers.(1)For the purpose of this section, the term "solicit" means an appeal by a driver upon a public street using words or gestures to elicit immediate patronage of a vehicle for hire by attempting to direct people to a TNV that is parked, stopped, standing, or moving upon a public street.(2)No TNV driver shall solicit passengers. (Ord. No. 16-103, § 1, 2-11-2016)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Under the city's transportation network company ordinance, a TNV driver cannot pick up or discharge a passenger in any designated taxicab stand, at the airport or elsewhere in the city, and cannot pick up an airport passenger at all without authorization from the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority. Street hails and active passenger solicitation are also off-limits to TNV drivers; only pre-arranged, app-based pickups are allowed. The Department of Parking and Public Transit and the police enforce the division alongside a TNC's business license.
Violations & Fines
General Code penalty (Sec. 1-7): fine up to $500, up to 6 months in city jail or hard labor, or both, plus possible business-license action against the TNC.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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