Birmingham, Alabama Dog Poop Law

Quick answer: Yes. Birmingham requires dog owners to pick up after their dogs under Birmingham General Code Sec. 6-1-15. The set ticket for a first offense is $50. You are also required to carry a means of removal whenever you walk your dog.

What the Birmingham ordinance says

How the penalty works

6-1-15(d) states: 'The fine for the violation of this section will be $50.00.' However, the magistrate guilty-plea fine schedule in General Code 8-3-10 lists 'Failure to properly dispose of dog excrement' at $100.00, so the two sections conflict. The online code on Municode is Supplement 3 (June 2020), and the city notes the online code can lag adopted ordinances.

The carry rule

Yes. A person in charge of a dog on streets, rights-of-way, sidewalks, pathways, parks, pedestrian ways, public facilities, school grounds, or others' private property must carry sufficient wrappers, bags or a container (6-1-15(b)). Service dogs: vision-impaired persons and anyone in charge of a guide or service dog are exempt (6-1-15(c)).

How Birmingham compares

Birmingham is the only one of the largest cities in Alabama we checked with a set ticket amount. The others leave the figure to a judge. Birmingham is also stricter than Huntsville and Montgomery on carrying: here the empty pocket is itself the offense.

In practice

Because Birmingham requires you to carry a way to clean up, the simplest way to stay on the right side of it is to keep bags on the leash itself, so they leave the house every time the dog does. The Walk Dispenser clips to the leash and holds a full roll.

Elsewhere in Alabama

Alabama dog poop laws covers the state and its other large cities. Nearby: Huntsville dog poop law. All 50 states.

Source

Checked 2026-09-10 against the Birmingham municipal code. Codes change, so read the current version before relying on this for an actual citation.

This page is general information, not legal advice.