4.1.2026 LEGAL NOTICE: ORDINANCE NO. 26-245

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, that the Code of Ordinances for the City of Huntsville shall be amended as follows: 

Section 1. Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, “Chapter 3 Alcoholic Beverages” is hereby amended and renamed “Chapter 3 Alcoholic Beverages and Consumable Hemp Products” and is created, amended and replaced by the attached Exhibit “A.” 

Section 2. Chapter 1 Section 7(c)(4) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, “General Penalty; continuing violations” shall be added as follows: 

“(4) For violations of Section 3-4(d), (e), and (f) pertaining to consumable hemp products, the following penalty shall be imposed: 

  1. Upon conviction for a first offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment in the city jail or hard labor for a period not exceeding six months, or by any combination thereof. 

Published by Speakin’ Out News on Wednesday, April 1, 2026