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It is illegal to display colored chickens for sale.
Section 92.06 COLORING RABBITS AND BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY. No person shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle, or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise…
“Vicious Dogs” may not be kept within the city limits.
Sec. 4-20. Vicious dogs. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any vicious or ferocious dog within the corporate limits of the city. (b) In the event any person or property is injured or damaged by any such dog, the owner of such dog shall be prima facie guilty of…
It is illegal to gossip within city limits
50-5 Disturbing the peace. It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of the town to willfully disturb the peace of others by repeating or uttering slander, scandal, malicious gossip or rumour, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
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Dogs and oxen can be requisitioned to propel army vehicles.
Many stupid laws have to do with advancing technology. To mention just one: a provision in a code concerning the military, dating back to 1939, regulates “beasts of burden (horses, oxen, dogs, etc.)” that can be requisitioned “for vehicles employed by the army”.
Birds have the right of way on all highways.
Picture thanks to: JAW-SHOE-WHAH
It is illegal to kill birds
6.04.120 Killing and injuring birds. It is unlawful for any person to injure or destroy any kind of bird within the city or to throw stones, shoot at or use any implements with the intention of killing or injuring any bird within the city.
All horse drawn vehicles must have brakes
Each horse-drawn vehicle engaged in carrying loads on the streets and highways of the District shall be equipped with an effective brake.