Alabama § 8-17-251 Article Preempts Certain Ordinances and Regulations

Alabama Statutes

§ 8-17-251 — Article Preempts Certain Ordinances and Regulations

Alabama § 8-17-251

Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection

Ch. 17Regulation of Certain Goods and Products

Art. 9Explosives

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Ala. Code § 8-17-251 (2026).

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This article is intended to and shall preempt and supersede all county, town, city, or municipal ordinances or regulations enacted after January 1, 1993, or which may be enacted in the future with respect to the subjects covered by this article. Any municipal ordinance regulating blasting or other use of explosives which was in effect on January 1, 1993, shall continue in effect. Any municipality with a more stringent ordinance or resolution relating to the use of explosives or on blasting activities in effect on January 1, 1993 is exempt from this article.

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This article is intended to and shall preempt and supersede all county, town, city, or municipal ordinances or regulations enacted after January 1, 1993, or which may be enacted in the future with respect to the subjects covered by this article. Any municipal ordinance regulating blasting or other use of explosives which was in effect on January 1, 1993, shall continue in effect. Any municipality with a more stringent ordinance or resolution relating to the use of explosives or on blasting activities in effect on January 1, 1993 is exempt from this article.