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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-40 - Transmission of Racing Information Prohibited.

Section 11-65-40
Transmission of racing information prohibited.
With the exception of televised simulcast programming of horse races and greyhound races authorized in accordance with Section 11-65-32, it shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, or other information relating to any horse race or greyhound race from any racetrack in a commission municipal jurisdiction between the period of time beginning one hour prior to the first race of the day and ending 30 minutes after the posting of the official results of each race, as to that particular race, except this period may be reduced to permit the transmitting of the result of the last race each day not sooner than 15 minutes after the official posting of such results; provided, however, that a commission may by rule permit the immediate transmission by radio, television (other than televised simulcast programming pursuant to Section 11-65-32 hereof), or press wire of any pertinent information concerning feature races.
It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit by any means whatsoever racing information to any other person or relay the same to any other person by word of mouth, by signal, or by use of telephone, telegraph, radio, or any other means when the information is knowingly used or intended to be used for illegal gambling purposes or in furtherance of such gambling purposes. It is the legislative intent that the improper use of instruments of communication referred to in the preceding sentence is prohibited and not the possession or lawful use of such instruments on the premises of any racing facility under the jurisdiction of a commission, and nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit, or to authorize a commission to prohibit, the location of public telephones in or about a racing facility or the possession of portable telephones by members of the general public when attending racing events.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or fined not less than $5,000.00 nor more than $50,000.00, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §40; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §36.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-41 - Possession of Certain Drugs Prohibited.

Section 11-65-41
Possession of certain drugs prohibited.
The possession or transportation of any drug or chemical within the racing enclosure of a racing facility under the jurisdiction of a commission is prohibited except for those permitted by regulations of the commission or those justified by a bona fide veterinarian's prescription with a complete statement of uses and purposes on the container. Depending upon whether such prescription is for a horse or a greyhound, a copy thereof shall be filed with the stewards for horse racing or the judges for greyhound racing, as the case may be.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §41; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §37.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-42 - Misuse of License.

Section 11-65-42
Misuse of license.
Any credential, license, or permit issued by a commission, if used by the holder thereof for a purpose other than identification and in the performance of legitimate duties on a racetrack, shall be automatically revoked whether so used on or off a racetrack.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §42.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-43 - Racing Under Unregistered Name Prohibited.

Section 11-65-43
Racing under unregistered name prohibited.
No person shall knowingly enter or race any horse in any running or harness race under any name or designation other than the name or designation assigned to such horse by and registered with the Jockey Club, the United States Harness Association or other applicable association or knowingly instigate, engage in, or in any way further any act by which any horse is entered or raced in any running or harness race under any name or designation other than the name or designation duly assigned by and registered with the Jockey Club, the United States Harness Association or other applicable association.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §43.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-44 - Presence of Underage Persons Prohibited.

Section 11-65-44
Presence of underage persons prohibited.
No person under 19 years of age shall be employed for any purpose in or about a racing facility where either horse racing or greyhound racing is conducted pursuant to any license issued by a commission under the provisions of this chapter, except in a job which does not allow or require contact with members of the public engaged in wagering activities, such as the job of groom, animal exerciser, stable attendant, parking attendant, or office worker. No person under 19 years of age shall be admitted to performances of horse racing or greyhound racing which are the subject of pari-mutuel wagering at any such racing facility, nor shall any person under 19 years of age be permitted to wager on any horse race or greyhound race conducted at such racing facility, nor shall any person employed by an operator accept a wager on any horse race or greyhound race from any person under 19 years of age.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §44; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §38.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-45.1 - Limitation of Personal Liability of Commission Members and Officers.

Section 11-65-45.1
Limitation of personal liability of commission members and officers.
An individual member of a commission or any officer, employee, or agent thereof shall not in any way be personally liable for any liability, loss, damage or expense suffered by any person as the result of any action taken by such commission, unless such liability, loss, damage, or expense arises out of or results from the willful misconduct or wrongdoing of such member, officer, employee or agent.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §40.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 65 - Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-65-47 - Applicability of Chapter; Severability of Provisions.

Section 11-65-47
Applicability of chapter; severability of provisions.
Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law concerning activities and actions authorized by this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall control, it being specifically declared that any other provisions of existing law that prohibit or regulate horse racing or greyhound racing and gambling or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall not be applicable to any activities or actions authorized by and regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter are expressly declared to be severable. If any provision of this chapter shall be adjudged to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction (including, without limitation thereto, any particular allocation of net commission revenues or other provision which, if not severed from this chapter, would cause it to be a local act in violation of any constitutional limitation or condition applicable to local acts), such provision shall be severed from this chapter in order to effectuate the legislative intent that such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter, and the operation of such judgment shall be limited to the provision thereof directly involved in the action in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §48; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §41.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-1 - Short Title.

Section 11-66-1
Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the "Municipal Government Capital Improvement Act."
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-2 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Purpose.

Section 11-66-2
Legislative findings and declaration of purpose.
It is the desire of the state to assist in the restoration and improvement of municipal government buildings, roads, streets, and other facilities, and to promote the health, safety, and public welfare of the citizens of the state. The making available in the manner provided in this chapter of appropriated moneys to assist the financing of much needed capital improvement projects will assist municipal government services and promote the welfare and prosperity of the people of the state.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-3 - Definitions.

Section 11-66-3
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings:
(1) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the state as may from time to time be provided by law.
(2) FUND. The "Municipal Government Capital Improvement Fund."
(3) FUND CAPITAL. All assets of the "fund."
(4) STATE. The State of Alabama.
(5) TRUST FUND. "The Alabama Trust Fund" created by Amendment Number 450 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901.
(6) TRUST INCOME. The net income received by the state, subsequent to the transfer of the initial trust capital by the State Treasurer to the board of trustees of the trust fund, from the investment and reinvestment of all assets of the trust fund, determined in accordance with the provisions of Amendment Number 450 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901. "Trust income" does not include income which becomes part of the trust capital of the trust fund.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-4 - Fund Created.

Section 11-66-4
Fund created.
For the continuing benefit of the State of Alabama and the citizens thereof, there is hereby created the "Municipal Government Capital Improvement Fund" which shall be funded and administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-5 - Appropriations.

Section 11-66-5
Appropriations.
Beginning October 1, 1986, in addition to all other appropriations heretofore or hereafter made there is hereby annually appropriated from the General Fund of the state to the Municipal Government Capital Improvement Fund an amount equal to 10 percent of the trust income at such time as the trust income received by the state in the preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds $60,000,000. In any fiscal year in which the trust income received by the state in the preceding fiscal year falls below $60,000,000, no funds shall be appropriated to the Municipal Government Capital Improvement Fund until such time as the trust income equals or exceeds $60,000,000.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-6 - Distribution of Fund Capital.

Section 11-66-6
Distribution of fund capital.
The fund capital shall be distributed to the incorporated municipalities of the state and shall be paid on April 15 of the fiscal year for which each annual appropriation is made as follows:
(1) Each incorporated municipality in the state with a population of less than 1,000 shall receive $1,000; each incorporated municipality in the state with a population of 1,000 or more shall receive $2,500.
(2) The residue of the portion to be paid to the incorporated municipalities in the state shall be distributed among the incorporated municipalities in the state on the basis of the ratio of the population of each such municipality to the total population of all the incorporated municipalities in the state according to the next preceding federal decennial census, or in the case of a municipality incorporated subsequent to the said federal decennial census, the official census taken upon incorporation.
Each municipality shall upon receipt of its share deposit same in a special account and shall not commingle such funds with other revenues of the municipality. The share of each municipality shall be expended solely for capital improvements and the renovation of capital improvements determined by the municipal governing body. The governing body of each municipality may use such share to finance bond or warrant issues for capital improvements and the renovation of capital improvements and may pledge such share to retire the principal and interest of such bonds or warrants.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §6; Act 98-499, p. 1075, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 66 - Municipal Government Capital Improvement. › Section 11-66-7 - Payment of Allocations.

Section 11-66-7
Payment of allocations.
The State Comptroller shall make all allocations of funds and shall make the distribution and payments thereof pursuant to such allocations provided for in this chapter.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-234, p. 345, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-1 - Article Applicable to Class 2 Municipalities.

Section 11-67-1
Article applicable to Class 2 municipalities.
The provisions of this article shall only apply to Alabama Class 2 municipalities.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-2 - Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 11-67-2
Weeds may be declared public nuisance and abated.
All weeds growing upon the streets, sidewalks, or upon private property within Class 2 municipalities of this state, which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature, which attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous may be declared to be a public nuisance by the governing body of any such Class 2 municipalities, and thereafter abated as hereinafter provided.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-3 - Resolution Declaring Weeds to Be Public Nuisance and Ordering Abatement.

Section 11-67-3
Resolution declaring weeds to be public nuisance and ordering abatement.
Whenever any such weeds are growing upon any street, sidewalk, or private property the governing body of any such Class 2 municipality may, by resolution, declare the same to be a public nuisance and order its abatement. Said resolution shall refer to the street by the name under which it is commonly known, describe the property upon which or in front of which said nuisance exists by giving a legal description thereof and no other description of said property shall be required. Any number of streets, sidewalks, or parcels of private property, may be included in one and the same resolution.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-5 - Hearing Procedure; Decision of Council; Jurisdiction to Remove Weeds; Finality of Decision.

Section 11-67-5
Hearing procedure; decision of council; jurisdiction to remove weeds; finality of decision.
If objections are filed, at the time stated in said notice, the council of the City of Mobile shall hear and consider all evidence, objections, and protest regarding the proposed removal of weeds. The council may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of said hearing, the council, by resolution, shall decide whether a public nuisance exists and, if so, shall order it to be removed or abated with respect to any property or part thereof described. The governing body, by passage of said resolution, shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed and either to perform or have performed the work of removal or abatement with respect to such property or part thereof. The decision of the governing body on the matter shall be deemed final and conclusive.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-6 - Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor; Right of Owner to Have Weeds Removed at Own Expense.

Section 11-67-6
Entry of municipal employees and agents on property to abate nuisance; abatement by private contractor; right of owner to have weeds removed at own expense.
After the council passes the resolution finding the conditions of the property to be a nuisance and ordering its abatement, all employees and duly authorized agents of the Class 2 municipality are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for that purpose.
The city may at its option authorize private contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals to abate and remove said nuisance. The council, by resolution, shall designate the contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals who may perform said work. Those persons so designated are hereby authorized to enter upon private property for purposes of abating or removing said nuisance. For purposes of this article compliance with the competitive bid law is not required.
Any property owner shall have the right to have any such weeds removed at his own expense providing the same is done prior to the commencing of the work by the employees or agents of said municipality to do the same.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-7 - Account of Cost of Abatement or Removal of Nuisance; Report to Governing Body; Posting of Report.

Section 11-67-7
Account of cost of abatement or removal of nuisance; report to governing body; posting of report.
Each Class 2 municipality shall keep an account of the cost of abating or removing such nuisance in front of or on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is done by it or its employees, or by a duly authorized private contractor, company, enterprise, or individual, and shall render an itemized report in writing to the governing body of the municipality showing the cost of removing said nuisance on each separate lot, or in front thereof, or both; provided, that before said report is submitted to said governing body, a copy of the same shall be posted for at least five days prior thereto on or near the chamber door of said governing body, together with a notice of the time when said report shall be submitted to the governing body for confirmation.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-8 - Hearing on Cost of Abatement or Removal of Nuisance; Costs to Constitute Weed Liens; Report to Tax Collector; Amounts to Be Included in Tax Bills; Collection.

Section 11-67-8
Hearing on cost of abatement or removal of nuisance; costs to constitute weed liens; report to Tax Collector; amounts to be included in tax bills; collection.
At the time fixed for receiving and considering said report, the governing body shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating said nuisance and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after which by motion or resolution said report shall be confirmed. The amounts of the cost for abating such nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of land mentioned in said report shall hereinafter be referred to as "weed liens", and as thus made and confirmed shall constitute a weed lien on said property for the amount of such weed liens, respectively. After confirmation of said report, a copy shall be turned over to the Tax Collector of Mobile County who, under the "Optional Method of Taxation", is charged with the collection of the City of Mobile's municipal taxes pursuant to Sections 11-51-40 through 11-51-74; whereupon it shall be the duty of said Mobile County Tax Collector to add the amounts of the respective weed liens to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the said respective lots and parcels of land, and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-67-9 - Effect of Resolutions and Account Reports Confirmed Before Enactment of Article.

Section 11-67-9
Effect of resolutions and account reports confirmed before enactment of article.
All resolutions authorizing abatement or removal of nuisances enacted prior to the passage of this article under the authority of any other act are hereby given full force and effect and the city may proceed to have said nuisances removed or abated by either the city or by a duly authorized private contractor, company, enterprise, or individual. The procedure for confirming the account report shall be in accord with the provisions of this article.
All account reports previously confirmed prior to the enactment of this article are hereby given full force and effect and the city may proceed to collect these special assessments in the same manner as provided by prior law.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities. › Division 2 - Abatement of Repeat Nuisance. › Section 11-67-10 - Procedures for Abatement of Repeat Nuisances.

Section 11-67-10
Procedures for abatement of repeat nuisances.
(a) This section shall apply only in Class 2 municipalities.
(b) The city council in any Class 2 municipality may adopt procedures for the abatement of repeat nuisances authorizing the mayor, or his or her designee, without a resolution of the city council, to take actions as necessary to abate overgrown grass and weeds on property that has previously been subject to abatement within the last three years through the procedures in this chapter. The procedures adopted by the city council shall provide for the sending of a letter to the last known address of the property owner or owners by regular United States mail not less than 10 days prior to the order to abate the nuisance. The notice to the owner or owners of the property shall inform the owner or owners of all of the following:
(1) That the mayor, or his or her designee, has declared the property to be a nuisance.
(2) That the city has previously abated a nuisance on the property.
(3) That the reasonable cost of the current abatement shall be assessed and collected as a special assessment and lien against the property.
(4) That the property owner or owners may have the nuisance removed at their own expense prior to the arrival of the employees, contractors, or designees assigned by the city to abate the nuisance.
(Act 2015-115, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-20 - Applicability of Article.

Section 11-67-20
Applicability of article.
This article shall only apply to Alabama Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 municipalities.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-252, p. 421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-21 - Weeds Which May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 11-67-21
Weeds which may be declared public nuisance and abated.
All weeds growing upon the streets, sidewalks, or upon private property within Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipalities of this state, which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature, which attain a large growth so as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, may be declared to be a public nuisance by the governing body of any Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality, and thereafter abated as provided in this article.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-252, p. 421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-22 - Resolution Declaring Weeds to Be Public Nuisance and Ordering Abatement.

Section 11-67-22
Resolution declaring weeds to be public nuisance and ordering abatement.
Whenever any weeds are growing upon any street, sidewalk, or private property the governing body of any Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality may, by resolution, declare the weeds to be a public nuisance and order its abatement. The resolution shall refer to the street by the name under which it is commonly known, describe the property upon which or in front of which the nuisance exists by giving a legal description of the property and no other description of the property shall be required. Any number of streets, sidewalks, or parcels of private property, may be included in one resolution.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-252, p. 421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-24 - Hearing Procedure; Decision of Council; Jurisdiction to Remove Weeds; Finality of Decision.

Section 11-67-24
Hearing procedure; decision of council; jurisdiction to remove weeds; finality of decision.
If objections are filed, at the time stated in said notice, the City Council of _____ shall hear and consider all evidence, objections, and protest regarding the proposed removal of weeds. The council may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of said hearing, the council, by resolution, shall decide whether a public nuisance exists and, if so, shall order it to be removed or abated with respect to any property or part thereof described. The governing body, by passage of said resolution, shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed and either to perform or have performed the work of removal or abatement with respect to such property or part thereof. The decision of the governing body on the matter shall be deemed final and conclusive.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-25 - Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor; Right of Owner to Have Weeds Removed at Owner's Expense.

Section 11-67-25
Entry of municipal employees and agents on property to abate nuisance; abatement by private contractor; right of owner to have weeds removed at owner's expense.
After the council passes the resolution finding the conditions of the property to be a nuisance and ordering its abatement, all employees and duly authorized agents of a Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality may enter upon private property for that purpose.
The council may at its option authorize private contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals to abate and remove the nuisance. The council, by resolution, shall designate the contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals who may perform the work. Those persons so designated may enter upon private property for purposes of abating or removing the nuisance. For purposes of this article compliance with the competitive bid law is not required.
Any property owner shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own expense providing the removal is done prior to the commencing of the work by the employees or agents of the municipality to do the same.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §6; Acts 1995, No. 95-252, p. 421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-26 - Account of Cost of Abatement or Removal of Nuisance; Report to Governing Body; Posting of Report.

Section 11-67-26
Account of cost of abatement or removal of nuisance; report to governing body; posting of report.
Each Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality shall keep an account of the cost of abating or removing the nuisance in front of or on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is done by it or its employees, or by a duly authorized private contractor, company, enterprise, or individual, and shall render an itemized report in writing to the governing body of the municipality showing the cost of removing the nuisance on each separate lot, or in front of the lot and before the report is submitted to the governing body, a copy of the report shall be posted for at least five days prior thereto on or near the chamber door of the governing body, together with a notice of the time when the report shall be submitted to the governing body for confirmation.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §7; Acts 1995, No. 95-252, p. 421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-27 - Hearing on Cost of Abatement or Removal of Nuisance; Costs to Constitute Weed Liens; Report to Tax Collector; Amounts to Be Included in Tax Bills; Collection.

Section 11-67-27
Hearing on cost of abatement or removal of nuisance; costs to constitute weed liens; report to tax collector; amounts to be included in tax bills; collection.
At the time fixed for receiving and considering said report, the governing body shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating said nuisance and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after which by motion or resolution said report shall be confirmed. The amounts of the cost for abating such nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of land mentioned in said report shall hereinafter be referred to as "weed liens," and as thus made and confirmed shall constitute a weed lien on said property for the amount of such weed liens, respectively. After confirmation of said reports, a copy shall be turned over to the tax collector of the county who, under the "Optional Method of Taxation," is charged with the collection of the city's municipal taxes pursuant to Sections 11-51-40 through 11-51-74; whereupon it shall be the duty of said county tax collector to add the amounts of the respective weed liens to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the said respective lots and parcels of land, and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 2 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 5 and Class 6 or Class 8 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-28 - Effect of Resolutions and Account Reports Confirmed Before Enactment of Article.

Section 11-67-28
Effect of resolutions and account reports confirmed before enactment of article.
All resolutions authorizing abatement or removal of nuisances enacted prior to the passage of this article under the authority of any other act are hereby given full force and effect and the city may proceed to have said nuisances removed or abated by either the city or by a duly authorized private contractor, company, enterprise, or individual. The procedure for confirming the account report shall be in accord with the provisions of this article.
All account reports previously confirmed prior to the enactment of this article are hereby given full force and effect and the city may proceed to collect these special assessments in the same manner as provided by prior law.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-333, p. 502, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 3 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 4 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-40 - Article Applicable Only to Certain Class 4 Municipalities.

Section 11-67-40
Article applicable only to certain Class 4 municipalities.
The provisions of this article shall apply only to a Class 4 municipality which has adopted the form of government provided by Chapter 43B of Title 11. This article shall not apply to a Class 4 municipality which has adopted the form of government provided by Chapter 44B of Title 11.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-306, p. 453, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 3 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 4 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-41 - Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 11-67-41
Grass or weeds may be declared public nuisance and abated.
An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the city which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness so as to constitute a serious fire threat or hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, when mature, that cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed, irritation to the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public; or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury on a person going upon the property; or being unsightly; or a growth of grass or weeds, other than ornamental plant growth, which exceeds 12 inches in height, may be declared to be a public nuisance and abated as provided in this article.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-306, p. 453, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 3 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 4 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-42 - Notice.

Section 11-67-42
Notice.
(a) Whenever in the opinion of the city official or any other city employee designated by the mayor, a nuisance exists, the official shall order the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located to abate the condition.
(b) The enforcing official shall give the owner written notice in person or by first class mail. The notice shall require the owner to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice or to request a hearing before an administrative official of the city designated by the mayor or council to determine whether there has been a violation. The notice shall apprise the owner of the facts of the alleged nuisance and shall name the particular date, time, and place for the hearing if requested by the owner.
(c) The notice shall be sent to that person shown by the records of the county to have been the last person assessed for payment of ad valorem tax on the property where the nuisance is situated. It shall be the responsibility of that person to promptly advise the enforcing official of a change of ownership or interest in the property.
(d) The notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.
(e) The notice shall require the owner to complete abatement of the nuisance within 14 days from the date of notice, provided the enforcing official may stipulate additional time, but in no case more than 28 days.
(f) A hearing before the administrative official shall be requested within five days of the date of the notice by the enforcing official. The enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by first class mail of the determination of the administrative official. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance exists, the owner shall comply with the initial order to abate issued by the enforcing official, with modifications as may be made by the administrative official.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-306, p. 453, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 3 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 4 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-43 - Failure to Abate Condition; Assessing Cost of Abatement.

Section 11-67-43
Failure to abate condition; assessing cost of abatement.
(a) If the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to abate the condition after notice to do so, the enforcing official shall cause the offending grass or weeds to be cut.
(b) Upon completion of the abatement work performed by the city, including work by contractors employed by the city, the enforcing official shall compute the actual expenses, including, but not limited to, total wages paid, value of the use of equipment, advertising expenses, postage, and materials purchased, which were incurred by the city as a result of the work. An itemized statement of the expenses shall be given by first class mail to the last known address of the owner of the property. This notice shall be sent at least five days in advance of the time fixed by the city council to consider the assessment of the cost against property.
(c) At the time fixed for receiving and considering the statement, the council shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by the owner whose property is liable to be assessed for the work and thereupon make modifications in the statement as they deem necessary, after which a resolution may assess the cost. The cost stated in the resolution shall constitute a special assessment against the land and shall constitute a lien on the property. The city clerk shall charge the assessments against the respective lots and parcels of land for municipal purposes. Thereafter, the amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal assessments are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal assessments.
(d) The city clerk shall cause a certified copy of the resolution assessing the cost of abatement to be filed for recording in the office of the judge of probate and shall forward a copy to the county tax collector. Upon a filing the tax collector shall add the amount of the lien to the ad valorem tax bill on the property and shall collect the amount as if it were a tax, using all methods available for collecting ad valorem tax, and remit the amount to the city.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-306, p. 453, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 3 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 4 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-44 - Authority to Assess Against Property Sold to State for Nonpayment of Taxes; Effect of Subsequent Redemption or Sale by State on Lien.

Section 11-67-44
Authority to assess against property sold to state for nonpayment of taxes; effect of subsequent redemption or sale by state on lien.
The city shall have the power to assess the costs authorized herein against any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes, and where an assessment is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by a person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the city for the assessment, but a redemptioner or purchaser at a sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-306, p. 453, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 3 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 4 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-45 - Article Cumulative in Nature.

Section 11-67-45
Article cumulative in nature.
This article is cumulative in its nature and in addition to any and all power and authority which a city may have under any other law.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-306, p. 453, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-60 - Authority to Abate Public Nuisance.

Section 11-67-60
Authority to abate public nuisance.
An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within a municipality that is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness that constitute a serious fire threat or hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, when mature, that cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed, irritation to the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public; or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going upon the property; or being unsightly; or a growth of grass or weeds, other than ornamental plant growth, that exceeds 12 inches in height, may be declared to be a public nuisance by the municipal governing body and abated as provided in this article. The term municipality as defined in this article does not include the police jurisdiction of said municipality.
(Act 2000-774, p. 1771, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-61 - Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance; Resolution to Abate.

Section 11-67-61
Weeds may be declared public nuisance; resolution to abate.
Whenever any weeds are growing upon any street, sidewalk, or private property, the governing body of any incorporated municipality may, by resolution, declare the weeds to be a public nuisance and order its abatement. The resolution shall refer to the street by the name under which it is commonly known or describe the property upon which or in front of which the nuisance exists by giving a legal description of the property and no other description of the property shall be required. Any number of streets, sidewalks, or parcels of private property may be included in one resolution. This article shall not apply to any property that has been zoned agricultural property.
(Act 2000-774, p. 1771, §2.)