WEIRD Laws

I came across some weird and interesting laws from some countries.
Here are some of my favourites :

AUSTRALIA
Children may not purchase cigarettes, but they may smoke them.

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.

Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb. The fine for not abiding by this law is 10 pounds.

CAMBODIA
Water guns may not be used in New Year's celebrations.

CANADA
Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.

It is illegal to kill a sick person by frightening them.

CANADA - Alberta
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.

CANADA - Ontario, Oshawa
It's illegal to climb trees.

CHINA
To go to college you must be intelligent.

You may only have one child, or you will have to pay a fine.

DENMARK
There is a penalty of 20kr for not reporting when a person has died.

Before starting your car you are required to check lights, brakes, steering and honk your horn. You also need to make a visual check to make sure there are no children underneath the car.

FRANCE
It is illegal to kiss on railways in France.

FRANCE - Paris
An ashtray is considered to be a deadly weapon.

FINLAND
Taxi drivers must pay royalties if they play music in their cars for paying customers.

GERMANY
A pillow can be considered a "passive" weapon.

Every office must have a view of the sky, however small.

GREECE
All electronic games are banned.

One could not wear a hat in the Olympic Stadium in ancient times as it would obstruct someone's view.

ISRAEL
Bicycles may not ridden without a license.

ISRAEL, Haifa
It is forbidden to bring bears to the beach.

ITALY
A man may be arrested for wearing a skirt.

MOROCCO
Anyone in company with someone who possesses narcotics, even if they are unaware that their companion has them, can be tried for the same crime.

NORWAY
Licenses must be bought in order to own television sets, and even VCRs.

PHILIPPINES
Cars whose license plates end with a 1 or 2 are not allowed on the roads on Monday, 3 or 4 on Tuesday, 5 or 6 on Wednesday, 7 or 8 on Thursday, and 9 or 0 on Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

SINGAPORE
Homosexuals are not allowed to live in the country.

If you are convicted of littering three times, you will have to clean the streets on Sundays with a bib on saying, "I am a litterer." This will then be broadcasted on the local news.

SOUTH AFRICA - Bloemfontein
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.

SOUTH KOREA
Traffic police are required to report all bribes that they receive from motorists.

SWAZILAND
Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers.

Young girls may not shake hands with men.

SWEDEN
It is illegal to repaint a house without a painting license and the government's permission.

If you release pigs into a acornwood (or a beechnutwood) mutually owned by you and at least one more, and exceeded your quota of allowed pigs, you will have to pay a fine for each each pig to the other owners and to restore any damages caused by the extra pigs.

SWITZERLAND
Clothes may not be hung to dry on Sunday.

You may not wash your car on a Sunday.

It is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 P.M. if you live in an apartment.

THAILAND
It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.

No one may step of any of the nation's currency.

UNITED KINGDOM
You may not fish on Sundays for salmon.

All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - California, San Francisco
It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Federal Law
A US citizen can take possession of any foreign, uninhabited island, as long as it contains bird droppings.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Florida
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Illinois, Champaign
One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - New Mexico
Idiots may not vote.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - New York
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - North Carolina, Zebulon
It is illegal to stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Texas
It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Washington
All lollipops are banned.

People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.

You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Washington, Seattle
Women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Washington, Wilbur
You may not ride an ugly horse.