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>It's a Hoosier prerogative to give Kentuckians a hard >time, so here goes (sorry guys, all in fun). Found >this on AOL this morning; > > >Kentucky Law Mandates One Bath a Year >By JERIANNE STRANGE, AP > >ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 24) - A state law mandating >that people take a bath once a year is just one of >many unusual - some bizarre - statutes that are or >have been on the books in Kentucky. > > > >AP file >A law forbids selling dyed chicks unless six or more >are for sale at the same time. > >"There are a lot of crazy laws out there," said Ruben >Gardner, Elizabethtown's chief of police. > >Another state law, for example, stated that "No female >shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within >this state unless she be escorted by at least two >officers or unless she be armed with a club." The law >was later amended with: "The provisions of this >statute shall not apply to females weighing less than >90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds, nor shall it apply >to female horses." > >Other unusual laws and proposed punishments from >across the state include: > >Throwing eggs (or tomatoes) at a public speaker could >result in up to one year in prison. > >It is unlawful to dye or color a baby chick, duckling >or rabbit and offer it for sale unless six or more are >for sale at the same time. > >Steve Park, finance director for the city of >Elizabethtown, said he's found some interesting laws >that were adopted by the city in the late 1800s and >that are still on the books. > >"There's one that states if a horse dies in front of a >house, the horse owner has 12 hours to have it >removed. If the owner doesn't, then it becomes the >responsibility of the property owner to have it >removed," Park said. "I'm sure that at the time it was >a necessary law, but I'm not sure how needed it is >today." > >Another local law concerns a dog tax that was imposed. >Park said the handwritten statute, found in very old >minutes of city council meetings required a small >amount for each dog be collected. "The sheriff is to >collect the tax or shoot the dog," according to the >minutes. > > >11/24/03 22:12 EST

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