The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance!
I am very happy to announce that my project of collecting odd laws, which I creatively referred to as "The Odd Law Project," has now become (or I guess is about to become) my first book: Obviously I changed the…
Laws (We Shouldn’t Need)
Ape Map
This seems like it might be useful information to have: Even if you live in a blue state, though (and here "blue state" means there's no law against it), you shouldn't own one of our primate cousins. They are beautiful,…
Man Who Lost Hand to Gator Is Charged With Unlawful Feeding
He's facing a $500 fine and possible jail time, but this seems like a case where the guy has already been punished enough. Wallace Weatherholt, who owns an airboat, was taking a family on a tour of the Everglades in…
You People Quit Bothering Goat Man
Goat Man, Lurkin' "The sighting of a man dressed in a goat suit on a Utah mountain is causing concern among state wildlife officials," begins this report on the recent sighting of a man dressed in a goat suit on…
Georgia Bill Would Require Drug-Testing for State Legislators
State Rep. Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta) may or may not be serious about this proposal, but given some of the other stuff that legislatures have done, mandatory drug testing of legislators prior to any vote might not be a bad idea….
Things You Can’t Do in a Royal Park
According to the UK's Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations, 1997 No. 1639, Reg. 4, it is forbidden to do (among other things) any of the following without written permission in Hyde Park or other land to which said regulations…
Illinois Legislature Overrides Veto, Legalizes Roadkill Collection
Well, it has been a real roller-coaster ride for those of us following the status of roadkill legislation in Illinois. In May, we learned that HB 3178 had been passed by the Illinois Legislature, thereby clarifying that it was not…
Greased-Pig Contests Illegal in Minnesota
343.36 GREASED PIG CONTESTS AND TURKEY SCRAMBLES No person shall operate, run or participate in a contest, game, or other like activity, in which a pig, greased, oiled or otherwise, is released and wherein the object is the capture of…
Roadkill-Scavenging Soon to Be Legal in Illinois
Good news, Illinoisans Illinoisians Illinoisites people of Illinois – it may soon be legal to retrieve the carcasses of certain unfortunate mammals commonly referred to as "roadkill" and retain them for personal use (presumably eating or skinning). HB 3178, passed…
British Medical Experts Say Knives Too Pointy, Call For Ban
Citing a wave of stabbings in early 2005, a group of British medical experts have called for laws requiring knives to be blunt. Not all knives, of course—that would be stupid—but at least the kind of long, pointy knives often…