Noise Ordinances in Alabama (2026)

Birmingham sets no citywide decibel curfew. Its noise code (Title 11, Ch. 8, Art. B) instead uses a reasonable-person…

Huntsville cuts the allowed residential noise limit from 55 to 50 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and bars audible…

Madison bans any loud, excessive, unusual or unnecessary noise that unreasonably disturbs others, any hour. Most…

Unincorporated Madison County sets a nighttime noise curfew: any noise that disturbs the peace and exceeds 75 db(A) at…

Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) tightens its residential noise rule overnight: sound audible 25 feet away is banned…

Montgomery bars residents and lawn crews from running mowers, blowers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, and weed trimmers…

Tuscaloosa's noise code (City Code Ch. 10.8, Art. II, Sec. 10.8-13) sets a lower nighttime decibel ceiling in…

Code § 11-66(2)(b) declares it a nuisance to run any radio, TV, musical instrument or live music plainly audible…

Auburn bars noisy construction work before 7 a.m. near single-family neighborhoods (6 a.m. elsewhere) and after 7 p.m…

Birmingham City Code section 11-8-23(15) prohibits construction, demolition, grading and related work between 10:00…

Hoover restricts exterior construction to 6 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on Sunday, with…

Huntsville exempts construction equipment from its noise decibel limits entirely between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., but after…

Construction noise crossing the property line is allowed only 7 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.–7 p.m…

Construction activity and construction equipment are exempt from Madison County's Noise Ordinance only between 7:00…

Mobile, Alabama exempts construction activity and equipment from the city's residential noise limits only between 6:00…

Montgomery's noise ordinance protects construction activity and construction equipment operated between 7:00 a.m. and…

Code § 11-66(11) bars construction, drilling or demolition tools and equipment from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on…

Tuscaloosa exempts construction activity and equipment from its noise limits when operated between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00…

Alabama state law treats persistent barking dogs as a private nuisance actionable under Alabama Code Section 6-5-120…

Auburn bars owners from letting a dog 'habitually bark or yelp in such a loud and frequent manner as to annoy and…

Bessemer makes it unlawful to confine, harbor or keep a dog that habitually, continuously or intermittently makes noise…

Birmingham City Code section 11-8-23(2) makes it a noise violation to keep any animal that creates excessive noise…

Hoover makes it unlawful to keep any animal, including a dog, that habitually or intermittently makes noise loud enough…

Huntsville bans keeping any animal that habitually makes noise loud enough to disturb neighbors' peace and quiet…

Madison's noise ordinance has no dog-specific section, but its general prohibition on loud, unnecessary noise that…

Madison County treats a dog that barks, bays, yelps, howls, cries or squawks for 10 straight minutes, or on and off for…

Mobile treats habitually barking, crowing, or yelping animals that cause unreasonable annoyance to neighbors as a…

Montgomery, Alabama treats a habitually barking or yelping dog as a public nuisance animal under City Code Sec. 4-3…

Tuscaloosa sets a precise threshold for illegal barking: if a dog barks, yelps, howls or growls for the majority of any…

Vestavia Hills bans keeping a dog that habitually barks or makes noise loud enough to interfere with a neighborhood's…

Huntsville treats leaf blowers as domestic power equipment: allowed 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at up to 80 dB(A), and restricted…

Leaf blowers, lawn mowers and similar domestic power equipment are exempt from the noise limits when used between 7…

Montgomery bans running lawn equipment, including leaf blowers, mowers, chainsaws and hedge trimmers, before 7:00 a.m…

Vestavia Hills bars residents from running gas or electric lawn tools, including leaf blowers, saws and other…

Mobile exempts leaf blowers and other domestic power equipment from its noise limits only between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00…

Tuscaloosa has no leaf-blower-specific ban. Its noise code instead exempts 'domestic power equipment' from the noise…

Birmingham City Code section 11-8-23(8) makes amplified sound, stereos, TVs and musical instruments a nuisance when…

Bessemer measures amplified-noise violations by distance, not decibels. Code of Ordinances § 78-98 makes it unlawful to…

Outdoor special events with live entertainment in Hoover must end by 10 p.m., and any amplified music must stop by 9…

Huntsville bans electronically amplified sound audible at a residential property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., with…

It is unlawful to operate any radio, stereo, loudspeaker, instrument or similar sound device so that the noise is…

Madison County's Noise Ordinance bars playing any radio, television, drum, musical instrument or other sound-amplifying…

Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) bars playing radios or other sound-reproducing devices on public streets, sidewalks…

Montgomery declares it a nuisance to play a radio, stereo, or musical device from a motor vehicle or as a pedestrian…

Outdoor music in Tuscaloosa is limited by the same residential decibel caps (75 dB(A) day / 65 dB(A) night near homes)…

Code § 11-66(2)(a) bars playing a radio, TV, phonograph or musical instrument from a business, residence or other…

Aircraft operated under federal law and FAA air-traffic rules are expressly exempt from Madison's noise ordinance…

Auburn's Zoning Ordinance overlays an Airport Noise Impact Zone around Auburn University Regional Airport covering land…

Birmingham's noise ordinance does not reach the airport: Sec. 11-8-25(3) exempts noise from the operation of Birmingham…

Huntsville's noise ordinance exempts aircraft entirely from the city's decibel limits, leaving aircraft noise regulated…

Tuscaloosa's noise ordinance expressly exempts air traffic at the Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport (City Code Sec…

Hoover's zoning code bars a Light Industrial District use from emitting noise, vibration, or other nuisances that harm…

Huntsville caps sound from commercial and industrial sources at fixed decibel levels measured at the receiving property…

Loud loading, unloading and equipment operation (dumpsters, street sweepers, delivery trucks) that is audible more than…

Any stationary or mobile sound device in unincorporated Madison County, from a home stereo to a truck-mounted speaker…

Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) caps sound-producing devices in residential districts at 85 db(a) from 6 a.m.-10 p.m…

Tuscaloosa uses measurable dB(A) limits, not a subjective standard. In residential districts the cap is 75 dB(A) by day…

Bessemer bans using a diesel engine compression release (Jake) brake on any public roadway unless the vehicle carries a…

Birmingham City Code section 11-8-23 bars sounding a vehicle horn or signal device for more than 30 seconds except as a…

Hoover bans discharging vehicle or engine exhaust except through a proper muffler, and treats any machine or vehicle…

Huntsville bans motor vehicles that are out of repair, altered or driven so as to create unreasonably loud noise…

Playing a radio or stereo in a vehicle so it is audible more than 25 feet away is a violation, on public or private…

Madison County bans blasting a car radio or CD player loud enough to disturb others on public streets, parking lots or…

Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) makes it unlawful to play a car radio or stereo on a street or highway loud enough to…

Playing a car stereo, radio or musical device loud enough to be heard 25 feet away is a declared nuisance and a citable…

Tuscaloosa City Code Sec. 10.8-15 makes it unlawful to operate sound-amplifying equipment in a motor vehicle that…

The Noise Control Ordinance bars vehicle stereos plainly audible 30 feet away, unnecessary or unreasonable horn…