competition: Funniest fact about your city/town/country

A few more...
Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine. (LOL)
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
In Los Angeles a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can’t be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife’s consent to beat her with a wider strap. Consent should be given prior to the event, as is carefully stipulated. (wtf!?)