Stupid Laws » Italy http://www.stupidlaws.com We have a huge collection of stupid, dumb, and crazy laws from the United States, individual states, and many other countries. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A man may be arrested for wearing a skirt. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-may-be-arrested-for-wearing-a-skirt/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-may-be-arrested-for-wearing-a-skirt/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:44:40 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=577
  • A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.
  • A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.
  • All girls under the age of 12 must own a grass skirt and must take Hawaiian dancing lessons.
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  • A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.
  • A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.
  • All girls under the age of 12 must own a grass skirt and must take Hawaiian dancing lessons.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-may-be-arrested-for-wearing-a-skirt/feed/ 0     A man must not bare his chest in public. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-must-not-bare-his-chest-in-public/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-must-not-bare-his-chest-in-public/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:46:29 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=589
  • It’s illegal to catch lobsters with your bare hands.
  • No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
  • No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
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  • It’s illegal to catch lobsters with your bare hands.
  • No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
  • No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-must-not-bare-his-chest-in-public/feed/ 0     A new law (reported in The Guardian newspaper April 2005) in Turin imposes a fine of 500 Euros for dog owners who fail to walk their dogs at least three times a day. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-new-law-reported-in-the-guardian-newspaper-april-2005-in-turin-imposes-a-fine-of-500-euros-for-dog-owners-who-fail-to-walk-their-dogs-at-least-three-times-a-day/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-new-law-reported-in-the-guardian-newspaper-april-2005-in-turin-imposes-a-fine-of-500-euros-for-dog-owners-who-fail-to-walk-their-dogs-at-least-three-times-a-day/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:45:54 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=198
  • All persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.
  • 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.
  • It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
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  • All persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.
  • 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.
  • It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-new-law-reported-in-the-guardian-newspaper-april-2005-in-turin-imposes-a-fine-of-500-euros-for-dog-owners-who-fail-to-walk-their-dogs-at-least-three-times-a-day/feed/ 0     In Italy, it is illegal to make coffins out of anything except nutshells or wood. http://www.stupidlaws.com/in-italy-it-is-illegal-to-make-coffins-out-of-anything-except-nutshells-or-wood/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/in-italy-it-is-illegal-to-make-coffins-out-of-anything-except-nutshells-or-wood/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:45:27 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=583
  • Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law.
  • Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law. Penalty: $20 to $100 fine.
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  • Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law.
  • Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law. Penalty: $20 to $100 fine.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/in-italy-it-is-illegal-to-make-coffins-out-of-anything-except-nutshells-or-wood/feed/ 0     It is against the law to attach padlocks to any public statue or building. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-attach-padlocks-to-any-public-statue-or-building/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-attach-padlocks-to-any-public-statue-or-building/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:44:56 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=579
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.
  • You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
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  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.
  • You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-attach-padlocks-to-any-public-statue-or-building/feed/ 0     It is illegal to practice the profession of being a fraud. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-practice-the-profession-of-being-a-fraud/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-practice-the-profession-of-being-a-fraud/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:45:11 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=581
  • It is illegal to engage in any religious practice other than Islam.
  • It is illegal to practice the profession of charlatanry.
  • It’s illegal to practice any form of witchcraft or occult arts.
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  • It is illegal to engage in any religious practice other than Islam.
  • It is illegal to practice the profession of charlatanry.
  • It’s illegal to practice any form of witchcraft or occult arts.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-practice-the-profession-of-being-a-fraud/feed/ 0     It is illegal to practice the profession of charlatanry. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-practice-the-profession-of-charlatanry/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-practice-the-profession-of-charlatanry/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:45:50 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=585
  • It is illegal to engage in any religious practice other than Islam.
  • It is illegal to practice the profession of being a fraud.
  • It’s illegal to practice any form of witchcraft or occult arts.
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  • It is illegal to engage in any religious practice other than Islam.
  • It is illegal to practice the profession of being a fraud.
  • It’s illegal to practice any form of witchcraft or occult arts.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-practice-the-profession-of-charlatanry/feed/ 0     Pinching a girl’s bottom is permitted by law. http://www.stupidlaws.com/pinching-a-girls-bottom-is-permitted-by-law/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/pinching-a-girls-bottom-is-permitted-by-law/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:46:12 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=587
  • A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.
  • No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
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  • A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.
  • No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/pinching-a-girls-bottom-is-permitted-by-law/feed/ 0     Since 1173 it has been illegal to die. http://www.stupidlaws.com/since-1173-it-has-been-illegal-to-die/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/since-1173-it-has-been-illegal-to-die/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:46:58 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=593 http://www.stupidlaws.com/since-1173-it-has-been-illegal-to-die/feed/ 3 Striking someone with a fist is considered a serious felony. http://www.stupidlaws.com/striking-someone-with-a-fist-is-considered-a-serious-felony/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/striking-someone-with-a-fist-is-considered-a-serious-felony/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:46:40 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=591
  • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
  • It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.
  • It is a felony to persistently tread on the cracks between paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway.
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  • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
  • It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.
  • It is a felony to persistently tread on the cracks between paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway.
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