DesertBrew said:
Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders.
Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.
What do you mean "used to"???kornkob said:Detroit used to have a law requiring a doctor's prescription to take a bath.
I believe that law has subsequently been removed from the books.homebrewer_99 said:What do you mean "used to"???
kornkob said:We also used to have a law requiring that apple pie be served with butter as a condiment.
kaptain_karma said:I can think of a few laws I think are pretty dumb, but historically, discussing them just leads to trouble.
RCW 19.76.110
Refilling bottles, etc. -- Forbidden.
It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person or persons hereafter, without the written consent of the owner or owners thereof, to fill with ale, porter, lager beer or soda, mineral water or other beverages, for sale or to be furnished to customers, any such casks, barrels, kegs, bottles or boxes so marked or stamped, or to sell, dispose of, buy or traffic in, or wantonly destroy any such cask, barrel, keg, bottle or box so marked, stamped, by the owner or owners thereof, after such owner or owners shall have complied with the provisions of RCW 19.76.100. Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of RCW 19.76.100 through 19.76.120 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined five dollars for each and every cask, barrel, keg, or box, and fifty cents for each and every bottle so by him, her or them filled, bought, sold, used, trafficked in or wantonly destroyed, together with costs of suit for first offense, and ten dollars for each and every cask, barrel, keg and box and one dollar for each and every bottle so filled, bought, sold, used, trafficked in, or wantonly destroyed, together with the costs of suit for each subsequent offense.
kornkob said:Aother silly law:
Wisconsin used to prohibiting food coloring in Margerine.
We also used to have a law requiring that apple pie be served with butter as a condiment.
kornkob said:Actually it is simpler than that: Wisconsin was trying to protect it's primary cash crop: the products of the dairy industry.
Uncolored margerine isn't as attractive as butter so the coloring allowed the butter to be more marketable.
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