Related laws:

1. Citizens may not swim in the public fountains within the city limits.
2. To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a “suitable bathing suit”.
3. Climbing trees is prohibited in all city parks.

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful bear exploitation if he or she knowingly does any one of the following:

(1) Promotes, engages in, or is employed at a bear wrestling match.

(2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling.

(3) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains a bear for bear wrestling.

(4) For purposes of exploitation, subjects a bear to surgical alteration in any form, including, but not limited to, declawing, tooth removal, and severing tendons.

(b) Unlawful bear exploitation is a Class B felony and is punishable as provided by law.

(c) Upon the arrest of any person for violating this section, the arresting law enforcement officer, conservation officer, or animal control officer shall have authority to seize and take custody of any bear in the possession of the arrested person.

(d) Upon the conviction of any person for violating the provisions of this section, any court of competent jurisdiction shall have authority to order the forfeiture by the convicted person of any bear, the use of which was the basis of the conviction. Any bears ordered forfeited under this section shall be placed in the custody of a humane shelter, a society that is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(e) In addition to the fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed under this section, the court may require the defendant to make restitution to the state, any of its political subdivisions, or a humane shelter or a society that is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals for housing, feeding, or providing medical treatment to bears used for unlawful wrestling.

(Acts 1996, No. 96-468, p. 581, §1.)

Related laws:

1. One may not promote a “horse tripping event”.
2. “Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.
3. Waking a bear for the purpose of taking photographs is strictly prohibited.

Picture thanks to: JAW-SHOE-WHAH

Related laws:

1. Birds have the right of way on all highways.
2. Any man owning more than 12 sheep must prove that he is not a “pimp”
3. Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person by any physical act to interfere with, resist, molest, obstruct, hinder or impede any animal control officer in the discharge of such officer’s duty or to assault, attack, strike or to use any type of physical force toward any such animal control officer while in the discharge of such officer’s duty.

(b) When an animal control officer of the city is engaged in the discharge of such officer’s duty and this is, or should be, evident to a reasonably prudent person then present, or if such animal control officer is known to such person to be an animal control officer of the city, or such animal control officer is in regular animal control uniform or exhibits an animal control badge or credentials or otherwise identifies him/herself as such animal control officer, it shall of itself be prima facie notice to such person that the animal control officer is such and is then and there so acting.

(Ord. No. 3588, 3-25-93)

Related laws:

1. It is illegal to shoot lasers at police officers.
2. Bitches in heat shall be confined.
3. It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.

Separate property of wife – Property held prior to marriage or acquired after marriage.

All property of the wife, held by her previous to the marriage or to which she may become entitled after the marriage in any manner, is the separate property of the wife and is not subject to the liabilities of the husband.

(Code 1886, §2341; Code 1896, §2520; Code 1907, §4486; Code 1923, §8261; Code 1940, T. 34, §65.)

Related laws:

1. A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.
2. Incestuous marriages are perfectly legal.
3. The law required all women to prostitute themselves prior to marriage to gain sexual experience

The issue of any incestuous marriage, before the same is annulled, shall not be deemed illegitimate.

(Code 1852, §1945; Code 1867, §2334; Code 1876, §2673; Code 1886, §2310; Code 1896, §2840; Code 1907, §4880; Code 1923, §8994; Code 1940, T. 34, §3.)

Related laws:

1. In a divorce, women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage. This provision does not apply to men.
2. The game of dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
3. It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.