Friday Silliness!!
Here’s some strange laws in Canada to giggle at. Hmmm… I think some updating to the law books is in order!
Federal Law
· It is illegal for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine.
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· Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses.
· Wooden logs may not be painted.
· It is illegal to set fire to the wooden leg of a wooden legged man
· You may never use dice to play craps.
British Columbia Provincial Law
· It is illegal to kill a sasquatch.
New Brunswick Provincial Law
· Driving on the roads is not allowed.
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· When raining, a person may not water his/her lawn.
Ontario Provincial Law
· The speed limit is 80 kph for cars, but bicyclists have the right of way.
City Laws
Etobicoke
· Bylaw states that no more than 3.5 inches of water is allowed in a bathtub.
Cobourg
· If you have a water trough in your front yard it must be filled by 5:00 a.m.
Gananoque
· Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of municipal sidewalks.
Guelph
· The city is classified as a no-pee zone.
Kanata
· The colour of house and garage doors is regulated by city bylaws (a purple door get you a fine). It is also illegal to have a clothes line in your backyard.
· You can’t work on your car in the street.
Oshawa
· It’s illegal to climb trees.
· Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of municipal sidewalks. If sidewalks is not cleaned within 24 hours after a snowfall, city workers will clean it and the cost will be placed on the homeowners tax bill.
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· It is illegal to eat ice-cream on Bank Street on a Sunday.
Toronto
· You can’t drag a dead horse down Yonge St. on a Sunday.
Uxbridge
· Residents are not allowed to have an Internet connection faster than 56k.
Wawa
· You may not paint a ladder as it will be slippery when wet.
· It is illegal to show public affection on Sunday.
Beaconsfield
· It is considered an offence to have more than two colours of paint on your house.
· You may not own a log cabin.
Montréal
· The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freely when you rent a room.
· You may not wash your car in the street.
· You may not park a car in such a way that it is blocking your own driveway.
· “For Sale†signs are not permitted in the windows of moving vehicles.
· Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must be down to less than the width of a hand.
· One’s rear license plate may not be protected by glass or plastic.
· You may not swear in French.
· Citizens may not relieve themselves or spit on the street. Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.
What are you looking forward to, this weekend?
Me? Tonight I’m heading out with a friend after work — It’ll be good to catch up with him, as we haven’t seen each other in forever. Tomorrow, I have another crazy workout first thing in the morning, and then I’m heading to my step-sister’s wedding. And Sunday, I’m catching up with another friend in the morning, and hacking a new friend’s iPhone in the late afternoon. …Another packed weekend for me! Should be fun!
Oh, before I forget — Evites have gone out for the birthday party for myself and Corinna. If you didn’t get yours, please let me know!
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!
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Re: Montreal laws… WTF? The Quebecois are some of the most prolific swearers that I know! There’s a veritable lexicon of swear words based entirely on religion! Pfft… I’d like to see them try to enforce it.
Some of those laws are really funny – and obviously out-dated! Tell your legislators to get busy and cull the books!
Michele sent me.
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I object to there being a BC law that I can’t, in reality, commit.
Unless they mean the Olympic mascot Sasquatch, that I could see myself getting very homicidal towards.
LOL Gill.. You kill me
…so do you have to take the horse into he hotel room in order for it to be fed?
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That’s really strange, Tan, ’cause you can’t spell “Guelph” without a “p”.
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Hello Tanya! Those lists are excellent and very funny. I’ll share it on my Facebook for my friends to see.
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Interesting; interesting indeed. This is the first time I visited your blog, although I’ve seen your name around here and there. It’s a good blog. I think I’ll come back again. Have a great weekend.
(I am not the same “Paul N” I saw on your blog roll.)
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Ah. That New Brunswick law makes so much sense! Have you ever tried to drive in that province?
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It frightens me when I realize how many of these I have violated! Even the ice cream on Sunday on Bank Street one!
Damn, I’d better go underground now. The Mounties will hunt me down once they read this!
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Wow some very silly laws. I guess I should stay away from Oshawa is I want to climb some trees. I love the law that it’s illegal to burn the wood on a wooden legged person. Awesome.
Weekend plan? Went climbing in Squamish once again on Sat. It was awesome.
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Welcome Paul! I’m glad you made it by…
As for the rest of you, you guys make me laugh
I still haven’t been able to summarize what I did this past weekend in a single post, so I’ll just say – it was fun
BTW – Got my e-vite
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I can’t pee in Guelph?! Better not drink any tea on my next trip…
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Tabernac!!! No swearing in Montreal?!?! Did anyone tell the Montrealers?
One of my best friends is from Montreal, and he swears more than I do, if that’s humanly possible.