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There Oughtta Be a Law, Wordly Edition

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005
  • Germany: Driving while smoking (Hat tip: Nic Scwheitzer).
  • Turin, Italy: Owners must walk dogs three times per day, or face a $650 fine.
  • The Philippines: A law would ban the importation of used cars.
  • California: A law banning the trade of bear bile.

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    This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 at 3:31 pm by Radley Balko and is filed under There Oughtta Be a Law, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    • One Response to “There Oughtta Be a Law, Wordly Edition”

    1. #1 |  Samizdata.net |  May 4th, 2005 at 1:19 pm

      The limits of satire

      The indefatigible Radley Balko has a nice roundup of latest regulatory nuttiness from across the world, including my personal favourite, a rule in Italy stating that dog-owners must walk their furry friends at least three times a day. Tremendous stuff,…

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