One Victorian sentence places cattle, a steam engine, and a loaded firearm under the same warning: do not be drunk while responsible for them.

In the United States, trying to change the weather can begin with a map, an equipment list, and a report due before the first cloud is touched.

Swiss animal law treats companionship as a species-specific welfare need, not a cute ceremonial extra.

In Queensland, a rabbit may be prohibited in a living room yet permitted in a licensed magic act.

Canada's coin rule is a ceiling on legal-tender status, not a police barrier around a jar of change.

A provision of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 addresses kite-flying that annoys people in a thoroughfare.

Section 32 of Britain's Salmon Act 1986 used the unforgettable heading 'handling salmon in suspicious circumstances' for an offense aimed at people who acquire or help dispose of illegally…

French civil-registration law allows a prosecutor and family judge to intervene when a child's name is judged contrary to the child's interests.

Section 32 of the United Kingdom's Salmon Act 1986 really is headed “Handling salmon in suspicious circumstances.” It has become a perfect specimen of absurd-law trivia, usually retold as…