Typical, Tight-Ar-e Canadian Civil Servants
Dumb Canadian laws include:
A Toronto businessman found that to sell edible underwear in his “adult entertainment” store, he’d need a food license;
“Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing is prohibited at all times” is illegal in Petrolia, Ontario;
Until May 28th, 2012 you could only legally move a bottle of booze from one province to another with the permission of the provincial liquor control board;
Since 1973, the only noise-makers Sudbury, Ontario, cyclists can attach to their bikes are bells and horns. Breaking noise bylaws in Sudbury can lead to fines up to $5,000;
It’s illegal to skinny dip in Bancroft, Ontario;
Canada’s Currency Act of 1985 limits to the number of coins you can use in a transaction. If it’s nickels, vendors can say no to any purchase over $5, while the loonie limit is $25;
Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality Bylaws for Taxis and Limousines stipulates drivers must wear shoes and socks, keep their attire in neat and tidy condition at all times, and absolutely cannot weart-shirts;
It’s illegal to build big snowmen in Souris, P.E.I. If you live on a corner lot it’s against the law to built a snowman taller than 30-inches.;
It was illegal to sell butter-coloured margarine in Ontario until 1995;
Canadian law currently states, “Everyone commits an offence who… (b) makes, prints, publishes, distributes, sells or has in his possession for the purpose of publication, distribution or circulation a crime comic.”
Many Canadian communities long restricted the use of outside clotheslines;
In Toronto there's a zoning by-law that only allows up to two mechanical gaming machines in a restaurant or place of amusement;
In Toronto, if your day-to-day vocabulary is riddled with expletives, steer clear of publicly owned green spaces. There's a large fine of over $200;
Chickens, hens, turkeys, and pretty much every other farm animal are prohibited in Toronto with a $240 fine to suggest you comply.