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If a driver in an accident dies the police are still required to do a breathalyzer test to legally be able to determine who was at fault for the accident
If the deceased refuses to take the test they can face fines and a suspension of driving privileges.
It is illegal to break a hard-boiled egg at the sharp end.
Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI). This is another law that was likely still on the books until a massive “cleanup” of archaic laws in 2012.
It is illegal for taxi drivers to carry rabid dogs or corpses.
This is part of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, sections 33 and 34: Public Conveyances. An interesting discussion regarding this law (and a few others) can be found here.
Policemen are required to kill stray cats
It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill…