Offenses
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 27-34
in effectSec. 27-34. Offenses.
In relation to any tree or shrub located on public or easement-laden land, it shall be unlawful for any person not authorized to do so: (1) To break, injure, mutilate, use heading cuts, burn, kill, remove, or destroy any tree or shrub without authority to do so as set forth in this article; (2) To knowingly permit any leak to exist in any gas pipe or main, within the root zone of such tree or shrub; (3) To permit any toxic chemical, either solid or liquid, to pass, drain, or be emptied on or about any such tree or shrub; (4) To knowingly permit any wire designed to carry electrical current to be attached to any tree or shrub, except in accordance with adopted standards; (5) To excavate any tunnel, ditch, or trench, or to lay any driveway, sidewalk, or pavement through or across the root zone of any such tree or shrub, except in accordance with adopted standards; (6) To attach any wire, rope, cable, poster, sign, nail, or other fastener to such tree or shrub, except in accordance with adopted standards; (7) To place, deposit, or store any stone, brick, sand, earth, or other material so as to impede the passage of water, air, and fertilizer to the roots of any such tree or shrub, except in accordance with adopted standards; (8) To move any building or other large object along any street in such a manner as to damage any tree or shrub that is maintained in accordance with adopted standards; (9) To undertake to build any structure, pavement, utility, or other construction without proper consideration of such trees and shrubs in accordance with adopted standards; (10) To unreasonably prevent, delay, or interfere with the tree commission or any of its agents engaging in or about the planting, maintenance, or removal of any tree or shrub on public, easement-laden, or private lands as authorized in this article.
(Ord. No. 04-45, § 4, 2-12-2004)
(Ord. No. 26-565, adopted 7-9-2026; published 7-15-2026)
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://huntsvilleal.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15729100&GUID=39AAA265-F239-42C4-80BC-55DC8A22EC4CFetched: 11/6/2026