Random/Strange Laws

[synbad2]

Random laws...

sorta like the random thought thread, but with laws...

over the years i have heard many strange laws that I would Like to share with you all...

If you have some strange laws to share this would be the place
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Canada:
- It is illegal for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine

New Brunswick:
- Driving on the roads is not allowed. :wtf:

British Columbia:
- The best place in Canada to be imprisoned - if you're a bankrupt drunk - is B.C. A law there requires jailers to bring convicted debtors a pint of beer on demand.:praise:
- It is illegal to kill a sasquatch.

California:
- No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.:confused:

Washington:
- All lollipops are banned.:wtf:
- When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

[Jasonbobdude]

California:
- No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.:confused:


Okay, so this one makes sense, but in the unlikely event that this actually happens - who gets in trouble? I mean, if your car is Herbie the Love Bug then you really don't have much control over it, so this couldn't be helped.

[acutekat]

Alska: you may not push a moose out of a moving airplane

[synbad2]

A few more my dad told me about:

In South Carolina, it is legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays

In California, it is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting license

In Alberta, You may never use dice to play craps. :confused:

Tucson: Women may not wear pants :eek:

Pacific Grove: Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine :wtf:

In Canada: It’s illegal to climb trees :wtf:

[acutekat]

Somewhere in Arizone where my boss lives: It is Illegal to park your mule on mainstreet for more than one hour

[Jazean]

A series from Michigan:

It is Illegal to kill a dog with a decompression chamber.

Cars may not be sold on Sunday.

It is Illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose.

No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense.

[alucard151]

in the US in general..
the maximum penalty for attempted suicide is death.
In South Carolina
it is illegal to sell alcohol on Sunday.
There is a $500 fine for every parking-spot that you drive over/through in a parking lot

[daikaisho vanguard]

Denmark: the penalty for not reprting a case of death to the authorities is apprx. $2

Switzerland: it is forbidden to wash your car, mow your lawn or hang you laundry out on sundays.

Some American state: it is forbidden to shoot whales from a driving car

[simpleton216]

on graham norton, they said its illegal to "pleasure yourself with a live fish" in Minnesota
he prank called the sheriff's department

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YciEXJ0FKD0

[Useful]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7565/1204367613971wc5.jpg

[Jasonbobdude]

O_O That's a pretty good-sized fish...

[synbad2]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7565/1204367613971wc5.jpg

Where do find those? do you make them yourself or is there a website for them???

[daikaisho vanguard]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7565/1204367613971wc5.jpg

Why not eat it instead?

[Matey]

I tried to find some official listing of this law.. but google failed me. however.. it is apparently law in Calgary that you can be banished... as long as the city provides you with a gun, a horse, and a days worth of food.

[acutekat]

up until 2003 in missouri it was legal to kill mormons

[Filleraol]

Dunno if it's unique for Sweden, but here it's illegal to buy sex, but not illegal to sell it.

[abyssion1337]

both are illegal here, but it's not a federal law it's just almost every state has laws against it

[Kuwabara]

all but navada.....speaking of which....ive always wanted to go to vegas...

[abyssion1337]

actually prostitution is illegal in vagas, vagas is just close on the border to the county where it is legal.

[Kuwabara]

i know....i just always wanted to go to vegas....they got casinos, great shows, and some brothels (whatever you want to call them) happen to be in the next county over :p

[acutekat]

been to vegas actually on multiple occasions its an ok place

even if you don't gamble it has a lot of stuff to do

however it is gamble centric

[daikaisho vanguard]

Apparently it's legal in my country to hand out pornographic images to children, but only if you are fully dressed yourself.

[acutekat]

and what contry be this?

[daikaisho vanguard]

That piece of information, my friend, will require a little investigation of you...

[jeremyhac]

That piece of information, my friend, will require a little investigation of you...

Somewhere in between Denmark and Sweden?

[Goldenwitch]

Apparently in one state (can't remember the name) it is illegal for a woman to drive unless a man walks in front of her waving a red flag.

[Shuiia]

Welp some hypocrisy from the Dutch government
In this country it is legal to buy marihuana when you are 18 years old but it is illegal to have it with you in public and smoke it in public. Also it is legal to sell softdrugs and smartdrugs in specialized shops but it is highly illegal to grow the stuff yourself. Also while it is legal to buy alcohol when you are 16 and liquor when you are 18 and legal to drink it in public more or less, it is illegal to be drunk in public and to actualy have any alcohol on you in public ¬_¬

[SquintyMccheese]

North Dakota laws:It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on,
Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant, and it is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback,
provided you are in a covered wagon.