Beard-growing is now mandatory in Macclesfield, North Carolina. Any male without at least some stubble growing by April 15 will be subject to arrest and-or a 25 dollar fine. Local officials enacted the beard ordinance to celebrate the town's 100th birthday.
Organizers say beard-growing is an old English tradition for special occasions.
But Gene Wallace says he's ready to go to jail rather than risk his wife's wrath. He says he grew a beard once, but she didn't like it. Wallace notes that law or no-law, he still has to live with her. Pages will open in a new browser window External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. An AOL Time Warner Company.