25 STUPID Government Regulations (That Will Make You Shake Your Head)

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sometimes the government overstepped the boundaries of what most people would consider to be reasonable usually when a small but vocal minority gets upset about a specific issue while many of these regulations are laughable they have often had real impact on real individuals and families I'm Mike with lists 25 and from fines to tax dollars here are 25 stupid government regulations I'll make you shake your head 25 rain falls from the sky freely some local or state governments have a problem with that in 2012 a man in Oregon was sentenced to 30 days in jail for collecting rainwater on its property in a pond in the state of Oregon the government owns the rain and you have to have a special permit to collect and hold it other states have laws against rain barrels which is a huge plastic barrel usually with an attached filter that's used to collect rainwater and then waters artists the important thing to note is that the government can't charge for rain water freely collected 24 even some yard lemonade stands aren't immune to over-regulation sorry kids they count as a business and you need a permit for that and professional equipment and a stand that's up to local building code to sell lemonade there are numerous stories of this happening all over the country but one with the sweet ending is Annabelle Lockwood of California who is told she needed thirty five hundred dollars of professional restaurant equipment and a permit a GoFundMe was set up and the internet paid for the permit but think of all the better things $3500 could have been spent on 23 there's a process Franken meat known as turkey ham it's processed bits of turkey and ham smushed together and it's illegal to sell it with a label of ham turkey or to have the words ham and turkey in different fonts yep not just illegal it's a federal crime 22 it's a federal crime to consult with a known pirate a person known to be a pirate not necessarily a person actively in the act of pirating 21 Florida uh accidentally banned all computers and smartphones and cafes there's a problem in Florida with internet cafes basically being digital slot machine for old people to pour their money into in an attempt to curb these questionable businesses the state government passed a bill banning all internet cafes this was great for students and people without computers thanks and because of the way the bill was worded it banned any Internet connected device in a cafe if you're ever in a position to pass the law anywhere please read it thoroughly twice 20 a man in Phoenix Arizona was fined and threatened with jail time for holding religious meetings in his home official said it was a fire issue so instead of their living room they put up a small building in the back with proper permits then local government said he didn't have exit signs over the doors and safety ramps their demands continued until he owed them twelve thousand dollars here's the issue if he had a detachable garage and had say a birthday party he wouldn't need these things the government wouldn't care there have been a few laws throughout the years that try to regulate what you can or can't do in your own home if there are no regulations against parties and other social gatherings why are there regulations against groups of people meeting to discuss their religions nineteen it's a federal crime to injure a government-owned lamp the law specifically states lamps 18 it's illegal to dump raw sewage in the ocean cool unless you have a permit not cool missing the point perhaps there are lots of things that are only wrong or illegal until you pay the local or state government for permission 17 parts of Florida require you to recycle with fines up to $1,000 for a violation while this is seemingly well-meaning it's an example of big government enforcing their morals even green ones on everyone and it just makes it gloriously easy to find everyone a bunch of money other counties and other states have similar laws on the books 16 Kansas has no love for cat ladies in parts of the state it's illegal to have more than four cats per household so on what happens if your cat has a litter of five kittens 15 if the city doesn't like your garden they'll tear it down as you watch in tears that's exactly what happened to a woman in Tulsa Oklahoma in 2012 the city code enforcers spent her garden on her private property causing harm to no one was in violation of code because someone complained about her yard the garden including fruit and nut trees was well cared for and was the unemployed woman's only source of income and most of her food before a judge would see her the city ripped out her primary food source and livelihood because a neighbor complained kind of have to wonder how those people sleep tonight 14 in Mississippi it's illegal to be the parent of two or more illegitimate children it's a law that's been on the books since 1940s and while it's obviously not enforced it could be 13 food trucks are a way for talented chefs and entrepreneurs to bring amazing food to the masses without insane overhead and startup cost they're also bogged down by a lot of regulations and fees and permits while this makes sense from a food safety point of view some state for passing regulations that limit food trucks parking too close to other restaurants allowing those restaurants to have a bit of a monopoly and making it harder for food trucks to stay in business this is an example of government favoring a larger business and offering them protection from competition known as protectionism if you don't want the government in bed with big businesses it starts at a local level with things like this let healthy competition happen and don't use the government to strong-arm your competition out of the market twelve tetras passed a law in 2007 that required computer repair technicians to have a private investigators license which requires a specific degree and multi year apprenticeship breaking this law could result in up to fourteen thousand dollars in fines and year in jail while the author of the bill claims it's being misinterpreted broad sweeping logs that are vaguely worded are horrible ideas because they have historically been used whenever someone has an axe to grind it also calls into question whether or not the people who write these laws are properly knowledgeable in the field they're attempting to legislate 11 some human resources documentation must be held onto forever not 50 years a hundred years but forever there are many companies in the u.s. that are over a hundred years old and hopefully there will be more in the future so employment applications and offer letters from 100 years ago must be retained legally 10 no zombie wine for you it's a federal crime to sell wine with the word zombie in the brand name specifically nine in Massachusetts it's a law that children in day care must brush their teeth after lunch the government even provides via tax dollars toothpaste and toothbrush holders sure it's a great idea in all that a law implies the government will enforce it via jail time or fine in case you're wondering where the term nanny state comes from it's stuff like this 8 it's a crime to bring undocumented pig semen across state lines to impregnate a pig so if you're a pig farmer in one state and your brother is a pig farmer in another state and you want to crossbreed your stock the government needs to be all up in the middle of that with appropriate fees paid of course 7 in Washington DC you have to have a license to give tours licensing and regulation protecting larger established businesses from competition and using government regulations to do so tour guides really six in Vermont it's illegal to deny the existence of God that's pretty amazingly anti-american also in Vermont if a restaurant uses colored margarine instead of butter it must be noted on the menu in two inch high letters 5 West Virginia has laws that prohibit sleeping on trains there's another law that states if a train passes within one mile of a town of neighborhoods community hobo camp consisting of more than 100 people it must build a station and stop there regularly sounds nice but what if you want to run a fast route direct shipping train that happens to run through parts of West Virginia oh well for in the US National Forest if you say something to someone that makes them hit you you're at fault not the hitter domestic abuse crimes among campers must be fun to sort out three Philadelphia decided a few years ago to crack down on businesses operating without a license like bloggers a 300 dollar license which was only two hundred and eighty nine dollars more than the woman had made from her blog in the last two years theoretically business pacs pays for the roads etc that allows the business to operate however the internet is maintained and run by private entities so there's not a justification for a business tax on an internet-based business such as the blog other than give us money because we can make laws saying give us money to possibly the most well-known stupid government regulation you can't buy or sell raw milk raw milk is straight from the animal it hasn't been pasteurized or quickcoach yes there's a small risk associated but considering the amount of recalls and processed food for bacteria raw milk is negligible that doesn't stop the government from raiding Amish farms at 5:00 a.m. to tackle that dangerous milk issue this can result in fines arrests or you know the government seizing the farm slot right police raids on dairy farms this is your tax dollars at work one this isn't a regulation that's held thankfully but New York City tried to ban big goals because you know people are fat and eat too much sugar well that's true that a lot of people are fat and do consume too much sugar the government regulating your sugar intake isn't going to fix that fat people are aware that their fat this was just pointless regulation where some people thought that they knew better and should be allowed to force their ideas that are on everyone using government if you're not free to make bad choices provided you aren't directly harming anyone else you aren't really free enjoying our list be sure to click that subscribe button in the top right corner so you don't miss out on new ones every Monday through Friday share them with your friends and help us consistently conciliate curiosity and if you want even more let's check out these two videos here or just head to our website at lists twenty-five calm [Music]

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Published: Thu Mar 16 2017

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