THESE ARE THE LAWS OF THE LAND! (Frazer Chronicle)
And you thought you knew the laws of the land, "huh," how little you know, actually none of us knew much when it comes to some of the most obscure and bizarre laws that were ever passed. It really, really illustrates how some highly paid publicly elected officials can carry their own personal agenda, or those of some of their constituents.
These aren't proposed laws or statutes, they are laws "on the books," laws that can and should be enforced, if you believe in our country. Laws like a Georgia legislature, Yasmin Neal, proposing a ban on vasectomies, reason.....they leave thousands of children deprived of birth. IT'S TRUE.
I guess during slow time in office, or campaign promises, or conversation held with constituents, some of these ideas were born. Possibly these ideas were hatched during either drunken stupors, or drug induced euphoric periods where public officials were watching fish swim around in a fish tank.
Probably the laws that we will talk about were perpetrated on us by some will intentioned folks, who, like former president George W. Bush never thought that they would get elected to office. Nobody will ever make me believe that the former president, G.W. wasn't surprised every day of his 8 year presidency. I'm sure he woke every morning, in the president's bed, wearing his president's P.J.'s and said, "damn, I can't believe this."
These are the kinds of people that enacted these really stupid laws, they were probably "add ons" to legitimate bills that have helped society in many different ways. Anyways I hope that is the case, I sure wouldn't want sober politicians passing some of the laws forthwith.
CATS & DOGS LIVING TOGETHER:
a. French Lick Springs, Indiana passed a law requiring all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.
b. Cats in International Falls, Minnesota are not allowed cats to chase dogs up telephone poles.
c. Dogs cannot nap in barbershops or beauty salons in Duluth, Minnesota, and makes it illegal for dogs, cats, horses, or any other animal to sleep in a bakery.
d. In California, animals are banned from mating in public within 1500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
e. In Birmingham, Alabama, no dog may be tied to a shade tree.
f. Cats in Columbus, Georgia may not yowl after 9:00 P.M.
g. A policeman in Paulding, Ohio may bite a dog to quiet it.
h. In Eastlake, Ohio there is a $25 fine and 10 days in jail for molesting a dog.
i. In Chicago laws prohibit anyone from feeding whiskey to dogs.
j. In Kentucky, dogs are not allowed to attack or bother cats, but can fight with one another.
FARM ANIMALS:
a. In Fort Lauderdale, Florida horses must be equipped with headlights and a horn.
b. In Ohio it is illegal to set a fire under a balking mule.
c. In Clawson, Michigan it is legal for a farmer to sleep with his farm animals, but the animals must be out of the house by 9:00 A.M.
d. In California you can't keep chickens, turkeys, cows and other farm animals in your rented apartment.
e. In Kingsville, Texas there is a law against two pigs having sex at the airport.
f. Florida has a law on the books making it illegal to transport livestock on a school bus.
WILD ANIMALS AND FISH:
a. You can't take a lion to a movie in Baltimore, Maryland.
b. In Atlanta, Georgia, it's against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or a street lamp.
c. Crocodiles in Detroit may not be tied to a fire hydrant.
d. It's illegal in North Carolina to take a deer swimming in water above it's knees.
e. The town of Manville, New Jersey decreed that it is against the law to feed whiskey or offer cigarettes to animals at the local zoo.
f. No one can catch fish with his bare hands in Toltec, Colorado.
g. It's illegal in Chicago to fish while a person is in his/her pajamas.
And finally, in Santa Clara, California, it's against the law to drug a trout in inland lakes or rivers for the purpose of catching them.
You see, I am perfectly capable of writing on the lighter side of issues, the proof, I neither agree or disagree with any of the above listed laws that are on the books.....you can't make um up, only idled politicians could ever think this crap up, special interest groups be damned.
WILD ANIMALS AND FISH:
a. You can't take a lion to a movie in Baltimore, Maryland.
b. In Atlanta, Georgia, it's against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or a street lamp.
c. Crocodiles in Detroit may not be tied to a fire hydrant.
d. It's illegal in North Carolina to take a deer swimming in water above it's knees.
e. The town of Manville, New Jersey decreed that it is against the law to feed whiskey or offer cigarettes to animals at the local zoo.
f. No one can catch fish with his bare hands in Toltec, Colorado.
g. It's illegal in Chicago to fish while a person is in his/her pajamas.
And finally, in Santa Clara, California, it's against the law to drug a trout in inland lakes or rivers for the purpose of catching them.
You see, I am perfectly capable of writing on the lighter side of issues, the proof, I neither agree or disagree with any of the above listed laws that are on the books.....you can't make um up, only idled politicians could ever think this crap up, special interest groups be damned.
As to the law in Eastlake, OH there are actions that people perpetrate that ultimately lead to some of these stupid laws. This is a post by the Eastlake Police Department on their Facebook page relating to a domestic call they responded to 3/30/12. I wonder if the law will be enforced or even strengthened as a result.
ReplyDelete"Officer responded to Morris ave for a domestic in progress. On arrival three individuals were separted. The domestic was over a 30 year old male sexually abusing the family dog. The abuser was transported to Lake West for a self inflicted injury".