THe change for iguanas to be liberated from the carnival prize abuse has been shattered by the associated press calling the VA Bill obscure.
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Obscure Bills
By the Associated Press
Published January 17, 2004
RICHMOND, Va. -- Some quirky bills filed at the General Assembly:
_HB497, Kilgore, allows residents in western Virginia to use kettles made of copper and copper alloys to prepare apple butter and molasses.
_HB506, Keister, prohibits the use of vehicle sound amplification systems that can be heard 50 feet or more from the vehicle.
_HB1259, Bland, requires people convicted of drunk driving to use red license plates with white letters and numbers.
_HB158, Reid, bans nudist camps for juveniles.
_HB406, Welch, prohibits using animals as prizes, with the exception of livestock used in programs that are in compliance with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
_HB61, Louderback, allows certain prisoners to operate farm tractors.
_HB134, Marhsall, prohibits the death penalty for pregnant women.
_HB622, Orrock, allows natural-cut Christmas trees in places of worship.
_HB1224, Spruill, allows the playing of basketball with mobile basketball hoops on public streets that are cul-de-sacs, courts, dead-ends or similar streets.
_HB1239, Griffith, prohibits courts from awarding spousal support to any spouse who was physically abusive to the other during the marriage.
_HB167, Albo, adds machete to the list of illegal concealed weapons.
_HB13, Cox, abolishes the Virginia Sweet Potato Board and the Virginia Sweet Potato Fund.
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