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Friday, April 26, 2013

Dumb Laws


Every state, including Montana, has some pretty dumb laws on the books.  They are often relics resulting from isolated incidents that spurred over-reaching law makers into action.  Here are few examples from Montana’s statutes:

1.      Pretending to abuse an animal in the presence of a minor is against the law.
2.      It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck unless a chaperone is present.
3.      It is illegal for unmarried women to go fishing alone.
4.      It is illegal to use speed-dial on the city phone system in Billings
5.      In Helena, it is illegal to annoy passersby on sidewalks with a revolving lawn sprinkler.
6.      The game of folf may not be played at night within the city limits of Helena.
7.      Balls may not be thrown within the city limits of Excelsior Springs.
8.      Worrying squirrels will not be tolerated in Excelsior Springs.

--Mitchell Hegman        Thanks to www.dumblaws.com
Final Note:  I have never heard of Excelsior Springs.  I am wondering if it is a ghost town whose laws now haunt us.

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