(OT) Dumb laws from around the world(aussie and canada)
Ripclawe
http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/australia.html
A life sentence is 25 years.
Children may not purchase cigarettes, but they may smoke
them.
You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.
It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt
shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items
are the tools of a cat burgular.
It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.
Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA)
regulations, a modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does
the, ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a
$12,000 fine. -Telecommunications Act 1991.
Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of
their patrons.
The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is is
in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is
18.
CANADA
http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/canada.html
30% of a radio stations content must be "Canadian
Content". [Get the full text of this law.]
You may not pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies.
Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.
Alberta Provincial Laws
Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses.
Wooden logs may not be painted.
You may never use dice to play craps. (Repealed)
City Laws
If you are released from prison, it is required that you are
given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride
out of town.
British Columbia Provincial Laws
It is illegal to kill a sasquatch.
New Brunswick Provincial Laws
Driving on the roads is not allowed.
Nova Scotia Provincial Laws
When raining, a person may not water his/her lawn.
Ontario Provincial Laws
The speed limit is 80 kph for cars, but bicyclists have the
right of way.
City Laws
Etobicoke
Bylaw states that no more than 3.5 inches of water is
allowed in a bathtub.
Cobourg
If you have a water trough in your front yard it must be filled
by 5:00 a.m.
Gananoque
Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of
municipal sidewalks.
Guelph
The city is classified as a no-pee zone.
Kanata
The color of house and garage doors is regulated by city
bylaws (a purple door get you a fine). It is also illegal to have
a clothes line in your backyard.
You can't work on your car in the street.
Oshawa
It's illegal to climb trees.
Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of
municipal sidewalks. If sidewalks is not cleaned within 24
hours after a snowfall, city workers will clean it and the cost
will be placed on the homeowners tax bill.
Ottawa
It is illegal to eat ice-cream on Bank Street on a Sunday.
Toronto
You can't drag a dead horse down Yonge St. on a Sunday.
Uxbridge
Residents are not allowed to have an Internet connection
faster than 56k.
Wawa
You may not paint a ladder as it will be slippery when wet.
It is illegal to show public affection on Sunday.
Quebec Provincial Laws
It is illegal to turn right on a red light at any time.
All business signs in the province of Quebec must be in
French. If the business operator wishes to have English on
the sign, the French must be at least twice as large as the
English is. There are no laws governing the usage of other
languages on signs. -Bill 101 (Passed 1976)
No language other than French is permitted to be shown out
doors.
City Laws
Beaconsfield
It is considered an offense to have more than two colors of
paint on your house.
You may not own a log cabin.
Montréal
The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freely when
you rent a room. (Repealed 1998)
You may not wash your car in the street.
You may not park a car in such a way that it is blocking
your own driveway.
"For Sale" signs are not permitted in the windows of moving
vehicles.
Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their
windows must be down to less than the width of a hand.
One's rear license plate may not be protected by glass or
plastic.
You may not swear in French.
Citizens may not relieve themselves or spit on the street.
Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.
Outremont
Not only do all exterior painting jobs require a permit (for
color) but, for instance, the City went to Appeals Court over
the exact type of division inside a window frame.
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>
> CANADA
>
> 30% of a radio stations content must be "Canadian
> Content".
Dumb law? Whatever.
--
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Bunda
the newest law is spitting on the street
big time fines
overall Kanata Ontario is made up of former KKK members
me thinks
Bunda
Poot Rootbeer wrote in message <8F95706B0p...@198.99.146.10>...
>roc...@telusplanet.net (Rockboy) wrote:
>
>>Ripclawe wrote:
>>> CANADA
>>> 30% of a radio stations content must be "Canadian
>>> Content".
>>Dumb law? Whatever.
>
>I wish USAian radio stations had a law that said that 30% of the
>content had to be Not Shit.
>
>(Not that I'm saying all Canadian Content is Not Shit, but currently
>about 95% of what's on US radio is Shit.)
>
>-Poot
sugarman
wrote:
>I lived in Ottawa and frequented Kanata Ontario
>Bunda
My condolences to you and your family.
--sugarman--
Gideon Perkidan
>30% of a radio stations content must be "Canadian
>Content". [Get the full text of this law.]
Ever sleep next to a gorilla? You'd be looking for a bit of
protection yourself.
>You may not pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies.
>Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.
>
However, unlike several places in the United States, we have the right
to walk down the street sporting an erection.
>
>
> Alberta Provincial Laws
>
>Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses.
Well, if they are going to tell people not to lean their horses up
against the store window, they'd BETTER give us somewhere to tie them
up.
> British Columbia Provincial Laws
>
>It is illegal to kill a sasquatch.
>
Just like any endagered creature.
> New Brunswick Provincial Laws
>
>Driving on the roads is not allowed.
>
Ever seen an easterner drive? We are all safer if they stick to
driving on the sidewalks.
> Nova Scotia Provincial Laws
>
>When raining, a person may not water his/her lawn.
>
Environmentally responsible. Makes perfect sense.
> Ontario Provincial Laws
>
>The speed limit is 80 kph for cars, but bicyclists have the
>right of way.
>
Environmentally responsible. Makes perfect sense.
> City Laws
>
> Etobicoke
>
>Bylaw states that no more than 3.5 inches of water is
>allowed in a bathtub.
>
A four year old child can drown in 4 inches of water. If a parent
exceeds the limit, and the child drowns, it gives a perfect way to
hold the parents responsible without having to prove neglect.
> Gananoque
>
>Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of
>municipal sidewalks.
>
Some cities don't have the funds to clear all sidewalks in a city. An
easy way to make the winters safer for elderly or younger pedestrians.
> Kanata
>
>The color of house and garage doors is regulated by city
>bylaws (a purple door get you a fine). It is also illegal to have
>a clothes line in your backyard.
>You can't work on your car in the street.
>
Ontario. Keep it Beautiful.
> Oshawa
>
>It's illegal to climb trees.
Can't have kids falling and injuring elderly or younger pedestrians,
can we?
>Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of
>municipal sidewalks. If sidewalks is not cleaned within 24
>hours after a snowfall, city workers will clean it and the cost
>will be placed on the homeowners tax bill.
>
Again, it makes perfect sense. How is this in any way a "dumb law"?
Taking responsibility for the safety of your neighbourhood?
> Toronto
>
>You can't drag a dead horse down Yonge St. on a Sunday.
>
Shouldn't this be a law in every city, on every street in North
America?
> Quebec Provincial Laws
>...
Well yeah, those Quebecois are just f'ed up.
Gideon
(Just got back from a day of seeing several topless chicks legally
enjoying the weather in downtown T.O.)
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>
> >Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of
> >municipal sidewalks. If sidewalks is not cleaned within 24
> >hours after a snowfall, city workers will clean it and the cost
> >will be placed on the homeowners tax bill.
> >
>
> Taking responsibility for the safety of your neighbourhood?
If Americans understood real winter, they'd understand this law.
Tjames Madison
>Gideon Perkidan wrote:
>>
>> >Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of
>> >municipal sidewalks. If sidewalks is not cleaned within 24
>> >hours after a snowfall, city workers will clean it and the cost
>> >will be placed on the homeowners tax bill.
>> >
>>
>> Again, it makes perfect sense. How is this in any way a "dumb law"?
>> Taking responsibility for the safety of your neighbourhood?
FWIW, this is basically also the law in Denver, Colorado, and I'm guessing
a host of other cities where snow is a constant presence during much of the
year.
>If Americans understood real winter, they'd understand this law.
Never been to Minnesota, eh?
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