Alabama § 2-25-16 - Throwing Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., into Public Roads, Fields, Etc.; Destruction of Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., Containing Plant Pests or Noxious Weeds.

Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 2-25-16 — Throwing Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., into Public Roads, Fields, Etc.; Destruction of Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., Containing Plant Pests or Noxious Weeds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2-25-16. Throwing Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., into Public Roads, Fields, Etc.; Destruction of Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., Containing Plant Pests or Noxious Weeds.

It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating any nursery or fruit orchards of any kind to throw any cuttings or prunings of any fruit trees, nursery stock or ornamental trees or any fruit if said cuttings, prunings or fruit contain plant pests or noxious weeds into any public road, highway, lane, field or other enclosure or into any watercourse of any kind. Any of the above cuttings or prunings or fruit shall be destroyed with fire or by other methods approved by the commissioner within a reasonable time from the time such cuttings or prunings are made.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Code of Alabama § 2-25-16 cover?

Section 2-25-16 ("Throwing Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., into Public Roads, Fields, Etc.; Destruction of Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., Containing Plant Pests or Noxious Weeds.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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