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	<title>Stupid Laws &#038; Dumb Laws &#187; Washington</title>
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		<title>Mole trapping regulations in Redmond</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mole trappers have recently come under fire in Redmond due to the use of scissor traps to kill the pesky moles, two trappers were shut down by local authorities. The kicker? The local Humane Society says the initiative wasn&#8217;t meant to shut down mole trappers! GO figure.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mole trappers have recently come under fire in Redmond due to the use of scissor traps to kill the pesky moles, two trappers were shut down by local authorities. The kicker? The local Humane Society says the initiative wasn&#8217;t meant to shut down mole trappers! GO figure.</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s against the law to ride an ugly horse in Wilbur.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too bad they don&#8217;t have laws like that for women, not allowed to ride an ugly chic! Divorce rates would drop because the married women wouldn&#8217;t end up looking like dogs, it&#8217;d be illegal!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Too bad they don&#8217;t have laws like that for women, not allowed to ride an ugly chic! Divorce rates would drop because the married women wouldn&#8217;t end up looking like dogs, it&#8217;d be illegal!</p>
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		<title>You can&#8217;t poison a bird in any Walla Walla city park.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is against the law to give any noxious substance to any bird within a city park. 9.17.180 Unlawful acts on park property. Â  No person in a park shall: A. Wilfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove any building, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, waterlines or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is against the law to give any noxious substance to any bird within a city park.</p>
<p><span id="more-216"></span></p>
<blockquote><p>9.17.180 Unlawful acts on park property.</p>
<p>Â </p>
<p>No person in a park shall:</p>
<p>A. Wilfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove any building, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, waterlines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal;</p>
<p>B. Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds, of any tree or plant. Nor shall any person attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any tree or plant. A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area;</p>
<p>C. Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal or bird; nor shall he remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest or young of any bird;</p>
<p>D. Give or offer, or attempt to give to any animal or bird any known noxious substance.</p>
<p>(Ord. 94-34 ï¿½1(part), 1994).</p></blockquote>
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		<title>You can only have two toilets in your home</title>
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		<comments>http://www.idiotlaws.com/you-can-only-have-two-toilets-in-your-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Waldron Island, building code states that no building struction shall contain more than two potable water toilets. This is mostly for conservation of water.Â It&#8217;s stupid because people piss regardless of the number of toilets.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Waldron Island, building code states that no building struction shall contain more than two potable water toilets. This is mostly for conservation of water.Â It&#8217;s stupid because people piss regardless of the number of toilets.</p>
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		<title>Lap dances suck in Spokane County &#8211; 4ft Rule!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strippers must be at least four feet from a customer.Â Who the hell would buy a dance like that! Â ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Strippers must be at least four feet from a customer.Â Who the hell would buy a dance like that!</p>
<p>Â </p>
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		<title>NO buying a TV on Sundays.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hope you can swim because no life jackets allowed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are not allowed to wear a life-jacket near the Spokane River. Listing 10.19.010 Swimming in River. A. No person may intentionally enter, swim, dive, or float, with or without a boat, raft, craft, or other flotation device, in or upon the water of the Spokane River at any point between the east line of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are not allowed to wear a life-jacket near the Spokane River. <span id="more-212"></span></p>
<blockquote><p>Listing 10.19.010 Swimming in River.</p>
<p>A. No person may intentionally enter, swim, dive, or float, with or without a boat, raft, craft, or other flotation device, in or upon the water of the Spokane River at any point between the east line of the Division Street bridge and the west line of the Monroe Street Bridge.</p>
<p>B. The chief of police may, in accordance with procedures and criteria the chief may from time to time prescribe, grant permits for a person or persons to be in that portion of the Spokane River known as the forebay, being the south channel between Havermale Island and the south bank.</p>
<p>C. The fact that a person is wearing or in possession of swimming, diving, or flotation gear or equipment on the bank of the river in the prohibited portion is sufficient ground for an arrest for attempt under this section and shall be prima facie evidence of intent.</p>
<p>(Ord. C-29692)</p>
<p>Effective Date: 5/30/1990. Passed On: 4/30/1990</p>
<p>Â </p></blockquote>
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		<title>No spitting on City Busses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listing 10.10.100 Unlawful Bus Conduct. Â  B. A person is guilty of unlawful bus conduct if, while on or in a municipal transit vehicle as defined by RCW 46.04.355, or in or at a municipal transit station as defined in subsection C, and with knowledge that such conduct is prohibited, the person 4. spits or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Listing 10.10.100 Unlawful Bus Conduct.</p>
<p>Â </p>
<p>B. A person is guilty of unlawful bus conduct if, while on or in a municipal transit vehicle as defined by RCW 46.04.355, or in or at a municipal transit station as defined in subsection C, and with knowledge that such conduct is prohibited, the person</p>
<p>4. spits or expectorates;</p>
<p>(Ord. C-31214)</p>
<p>Effective Date: 10/26/1994. Passed On: 9/26/1994</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Not allowed to tie your shoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one is not allowed to kneel on a pedestrian skywalk.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one is not allowed to kneel on a pedestrian skywalk.</p>
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		<title>No fishbowls on a bus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because the sloshing sound of the water might disturb others.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because the sloshing sound of the water might disturb others.</p>
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		<title>You can light someone&#8217;s house on fire.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But only if you get the owners prior permission.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But only if you get the owners prior permission.</p>
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		<title>No sitting in laps on trains in Seattle.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is an automatic penalty of six months in jail for any woman that sits on a man&#8217;s lap on a bus or train without putting a pillow between them.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is an automatic penalty of six months in jail for any woman that sits on a man&#8217;s lap on a bus or train without putting a pillow between them.</p>
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		<title>Concealed weapons are allowed&#8230;.unless they are over six feet</title>
		<link>http://www.idiotlaws.com/concealed-weapons-are-allowedunless-they-are-over-six-feet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Seattle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Appearantly you cannot carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.Â  Shit, I need to get a sawed offÂ howitzer! Bill Gates and the Space Needle watchout!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Appearantly you cannot carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.Â  Shit, I need to get a sawed offÂ howitzer! Bill Gates and the Space Needle watchout!</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t spit on a bus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree, this is nasty! No spitting, smoking, disorderly conduct, littering, or music except for those coming through headphones. SMC 12A.12.040 Disorderly conduct on buses. A. A person is guilty of disorderly bus conduct if while on or in a municipal transit vehicle, as defined in RCW 46.04.355, or in or at an underground municipal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree, this is nasty! No spitting, smoking, disorderly conduct, littering, or music except for those coming through headphones.<span id="more-126"></span></p>
<blockquote><p>SMC 12A.12.040 Disorderly conduct on buses.</p>
<p>A. A person is guilty of disorderly bus conduct if while on or in a municipal transit vehicle, as defined in RCW 46.04.355, or in or at an underground municipal transit station, and with knowledge that such conduct is prohibited, he or she:</p>
<p>1. Smokes or carries a lighted or smoldering pipe, cigar, or cigarette; or</p>
<p>2. Discards litter other than in designated receptacles; or</p>
<p>3. Plays any radio, recorder, or other sound producing or reproducing equipment except that nothing herein shall prohibit the use of such equipment when connected to earphones that limit the sound to individual listeners or the use of a communication device by an employee of the owner or operator of the municipal transit vehicle or private communication devices used to summon or notify individuals (&#8220;beepers&#8221;); or</p>
<p>4. Spits or expectorates; or</p>
<p>5. Carries any flammable or combustible liquid, explosive, acid, or other article or material in a manner that is likely to cause harm to others, except that nothing herein shall prevent a person from carrying a cigarette lighter, cigar lighter, or pipe lighter, or carrying a firearm or ammunition in a way that is not otherwise pro- hibited by law; or</p>
<p>6. Unreasonably disturbs others by engaging in loud or raucous behavior.</p>
<p>B. As used in this section, &#8220;municipal transit station&#8221; means all facilities, structures, lands, interest in lands, air rights over lands, and rights-of-way of all kinds that are owned, leased, held, or used by public agency for the purpose of providing public transportation.</p>
<p>C. Disorderly bus conduct is a misdemeanor.</p>
<p>(Ord. 116872 Section 10, 1993; Ord. 111860 Section 7, 1984.)</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Drink and Dance in Lynden Washington</title>
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		<comments>http://www.idiotlaws.com/dont-drink-and-dance-in-lynden-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drinking and dancing is stricly illegal if it occurs at the same establisment. It&#8217;s illegal it&#8217;s again&#8217;t the law to do so!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Drinking and dancing is stricly illegal if it occurs at the same establisment. It&#8217;s illegal it&#8217;s again&#8217;t the law to do so!</p>
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