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Citizens may not urinate or spit on the street. Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.


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    Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.
    Any person who appears on any highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.” – KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)
    Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.
    Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
    It is illegal to spit, loogie, puke or urinate on the streets.
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One Response to “Citizens may not urinate or spit on the street. Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.”

Comment from Charles
Time January 23, 2012 at 6:14 pm

Unmm….. That’s not stupid, it’s the same in lots of American cities

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