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In 2013, hundreds of new laws will come into force in the United States. Many of They are quite unusual. American media published some of they are the ones that especially surprised local journalists
“Hold on tightly to your civil liberties, America,” writes The Atlantic Cities.com, – “Lawmakers Want to Decide How Much can a citizen have cats and should he provide a link to your employer’s Facebook page. ”
According to the publication, in 2013 in Kentucky comes into force, for example, a law prohibiting citizens from dispersing herds wild pigs.
In the state where hunting for these animals is popular occupation, it has become a big problem. Local media write: “If you have an irresistible urge to scare “grunted” for entertainment, you can leave it in 2012. ”
California banned sex with prison prisoners.
It is known that guards in American prisons are not allowed in cells to prisoners to avoid cases of sexual abuse. But, since in California there were recorded cases of sex between prison guards and prisoners during escort to court (although it remained unclear whether it was a rape) state legislature deemed necessary to take effect this law.
Also in this state, employers are officially banned from demanding links to pages on Facebook or Twitter when you receive people on work.
According to the publication, state residents are often faced with practice, when the employer asks to read the data that people post about themselves on social networks, which, according to the media (and now – and lawmakers) violates the rights and freedoms of the individual.
California’s most surprising legislative ban was gay prohibition targeting the trash can in order to make them heterosexual.
This practice probably existed in California earlier.
To people who do not have a gun license or hunting ticket, banned from showing in public firearms.
“It looks like many will still be able to demonstrate his gun to others, “comments The Atlantic Cities.com.
Illinois banned Santa Claus pedophiles (edition calls them “Pedo-Santas”). Entered into force the law prohibits people who have served punishment for pedophilia, dress up for the holidays in Grandfather’s costumes Frost, easter hare and other fairy tale characters and come up to the children. And they are also forbidden to give children sweets on Halloween.
Illinois also officially banned necrophilia.
It’s hard to imagine, but before that the state had no law, prohibiting sex with the dead, the media said.
“The death of a loved one is certainly a great loss, but even such grief should not lead to an increase in the number of criminal affairs. This is completely unacceptable, “said a member of the House. representatives of the state of Illinois Daniel Beyzer, one of the authors of the new the law.
Kansas banned from holding more than four pets.
Kansas has a lot of stray cats, so the government decided that a person can support at most four houses. how told local police chief Tracy Haff: “We picked a couple of hundred cats a year. We hope that the new ruling may lower that number. ”
In Concord, Massachusetts, banned small plastic water bottles. In order to protect the environment Wednesday drinking water in the city will no longer be sold in a small containers and “single” bottles. Nevertheless, the newspaper writes, there is the suspicion that plastics manufacturers will easily circumvent this law, just by making large water bottles.
In Snohomish County (Washington) banned delicious horse meat.
“Gourmets from Snohomish can no longer enjoy the taste of a pony,” – sneers at The Atlantic Cities.com.
Local authorities forbade eating horsemeat, although in last year in the United States again (after a six-year break) allowed produce this meat. Disputes about how ethical to use in horse meat food go in many western countries but many American experts note that the resumption of production horse meat will help the country’s economy by creating new jobs for Americans, and also help provide food country’s security. ”
It should be noted that, according to the publication of 1951 in the journal Time, cited by Wikipedia as The Atlantic Cities, the problem of eating horse meat for the northwestern USA was very sharply in the last century: “Horse meat is still eaten, and if people used to pretend that “this is for their dog”, now they directly admit that on the table it is she who gives useful stewed horsemeat and horse fillet tips. ”
In general, the abundance of strange, funny and amazing laws in the USA It has long been a byword. There is even a site on the Internet dumblaws.com, where some of them are collected (as claimed the creators of the site – their collection of the strangest laws – the most complete online).
So, for example, in Alabama it is forbidden to open an umbrella, if nearby there are horses on the street so as not to scare the animals, the site writes.
In Alaska, it is forbidden to wake sleeping bears with a flash, but with It is not forbidden to hunt them.
In Arizona, you can go to jail for 25 years for a plucked cactus. This law is allegedly enacted in order to protect some varieties of cacti, almost exterminated by lovers break them or shoot them with a gun.
In California, animals are not allowed to mate closely in public than 1,500 feet from catering, schools and religious institutions.
In Florida, the doctor has no right to ask patients a question, is whether they have weapons, and residents of Hawaii may be fined if they have no boats in their possession.
In Iowa, if you kiss in public, the kiss is not by law may last longer than five minutes.
In Kansas it is forbidden to fish with your bare hands, but in Masachussets – treat patients of hospital facilities with beer.
In Nevada, Men Should Not Have More Than Three Alcoholic Drinks people, including themselves, and more often than once a day.
In the state of New Mexico, the city of Carisoso, women are prohibited appearing in public unshaven. And in the city of Daming hunting is forbidden at the city cemetery. Ohio also bans hunting – but only on whales and only on Sundays.
In Texas you can’t sell (as organs for transplantation) human eyes.
In the business capital of the USA – New York – women are forbidden appear in public topless if this is not required for them work.
In Wisconsin, margarine was banned for some time.
Svetlana Maksimenko, Ilona Yarosh
Based on materials from foreign media.
Water Time Cats USA
