Dumb Laws from around the world

[Dakota]

I know there has been a thread like this before but i found this site and thought i would share it.

Heres just a few from Alabama:

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
You may not drive barefooted.
It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday <-- wtf
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
:D

[edg3]

It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
You may not drive barefooted.
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

I believe we have similar laws here, and they have good reason (except the barefooted one).

some interesting things on that site, though Im not sure how some can be "dumb"

It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.

For instance this would be endangering to you AND the other people on the autobahn, so yeah..

Nice find though

I lol'd:
South Africa

A license is required to purchase a television set.
In the days of aparthed, all people of colour had to be indoors by 9 PM, at which time a siren was sounded.
Young people wearing bathing suits are prohibited from sitting less than 12 inches apart.

[ironwolf]

Im not 100% on this but I think in Mozambique its legal to drink and drive but if you want to paint your house you must ask the municipality for permission.

[Binnacle]

Here some more good ones from the UK:

In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person all day on a Sunday, with a Longbow, in the Cathedral Close.

It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.

A bed may not be hung out of a window.

It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.

It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises.

Taxi drivers are required to ask all passengers if they have smallpox or the plague.

Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).

Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.

Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on the 25th of December.

You can shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow in Chester, inside the city walls and after midnight.

http://www.jcpsolicitors.co.uk/12835.html

This seems legit too.

I like the bow and arrow ones.

[Takiro]

The dumbest law of all time, even though it's just an unwritten thing is:

Guy= Short hair. Girl= long hair.

Dumbest.thing.ever.

[Kensei]

Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on the 25th of December.

Wait. wat?

That cannot be true...

[shewman]

I'm afraid I can't remember the exact law but I remember hearing about a law in England that could get you arrested for having hay/straw in your boot. I think it had something to do with quantities or a time period (eg after midnight no hay). But it was quite funny and could still be enforced today (even though it was passed in the medi-evil times).

[GhOsT_828]

Go California!

You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

[InVaderZIM]

ONLY IN AMERICA...
Alaska: --No person may look at a moose from an airplane

Don?t Use the ?R? Word: According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BAFT), the word ?refreshing? can?t be utilized when describing alcohol beverages. That forces us, the alcohol consumers, to describe beer as brisk, gin as invigorating, and wine as reviving. That?s right BAFT, we have a thesaurus.

When in Rome, Don?t Act Like You Are: Thanks to the Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act, an underage student studying abroad is forbidden from drinking alcohol, even if they are in a country where they meet the drinking age requirements. Of course, this sort of defeats the purpose of studying abroad altogether: what?s the point of drinking in a different culture if you aren?t allowed to be drinking in a different culture.

Bring Cash and Coins to Des Moines: In Iowa, it?s illegal to start a tab at a bar. This is a concept that undoubtedly leaves out of town patrons a-maized. Sorry, that was corny.

Texas Told ?em Not to Buy a Reference Book: In Texas, the complete Encyclopedia Britannica collection is banned because one of the volumes contains a homemade beer recipe. We aren?t positive, but we think any Texan caught with this encyclopedia will probably get the death penalty.

No Drinking with the Fishes: In Ohio, the law states that it is illegal to get a fish drunk. Apparently, the ?drinks like a fish? saying doesn?t apply to the marine life in this region. You can give a carp or a trout the worm, but you better drink the bottle of tequila all by yourself.

A Women?s Consent: Pennsylvania law prohibits a man from buying alcohol without a note of permission from his wife. This has turned women?s liberation into women?s libation and, not surprisingly, left many Pennsylvania men single.

Three At A Time: The law of Texas states that no person can consume more than three sips of beer at a time if they are standing up. But, if they are falling over or stumbling around, then that may be a different story.

Unfair for Fairbanks Moose: In Fairbanks, Alaska, it is against the law to give a moose any kind of alcohol. This could be because moose don?t know when to say when or because they simply are lightweights. For whatever reason this law exists, the Alaskan moose consider it ?bull.?

Obviously, the above laws are rarely ? if ever ? enforced in the industry of wine and spirits. This is for the better: those of us who love wine and beer would never be able to adhere to the above regulations. A world of alcohol that didn?t allow us to go out drinking with the boys, the girls, and the Alaskan wildlife just wouldn?t be the same.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/05/30/170348.php

[dunjin]

Proposition 8.

[Paradox]

Proposition 8.

This.

[wir]

Proposition 8.

Just went to read up on that. Wow, seriously, wtf?

"same sex marriage changes the definition of marriage"
:|

[cr@zydude]

Can't remember which Austraian state it is, but there is a law in Aus that saws that all bars/pubs must have a rail for people to tie their horse's reins to.