Source: http://fortysixnews.com/stories/2016/01/22/19-ridiculous-federal-criminal-laws-and-regulations/
Timestamp: 2018-02-20 09:32:42
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§461', '§381', '§551', '§261', '§1857', '§1865', '§7', '§1657', '§8103', '§333', '§102', '§1382', '§636', '§46316', '§105', '§707', '§20', '§1315', '§3', '§8313', '§93', '§205', '§4', '§333', '§332', '§330', '§207', '§205', '§4']

19 Ridiculous Federal Criminal Laws and Regulations | FortySix News
One of the more interesting aspects of FreedomWorks’ justice reform project is studying the over-criminalization. It is an issue that many want to avoid, preferring instead to focus their efforts on other very worthy issues like sentencing and corrections reform. Of course, we support these efforts. With 4,500 to 5,000 federal criminal statutes and as many as 400,000 regulations carrying criminal penalties, over-criminalization is a problem, and it is one that does not get nearly enough attention.
In 2013, the House Over-criminalization Task Force instructed the Congressional Research Service to provide a complete accounting of all federal crimes. The agency, however, was unable to provide the information because, according to Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner, “they lack the manpower and resources to accomplish this task.”
Do not ever call “turkey ham” “ham turkey,” or something
21 USC §461 & 9 CFR §381.171(d) make it a crime to sell "Turkey Ham" as "Ham Turkey" or with the words "Turkey" and "Ham" in different fonts
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) January 14, 2016
16 USC §551 & 36 CFR §261.16(c) make it a crime to wash a fish at a faucet if it's not a fish-washing faucet, in a national forest.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) January 13, 2016
18 U.S.C. §1857 makes it a federal crime to knowingly let your pig enter a fenced-in area on public land where it might destroy the grass.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) December 20, 2015
18 USC §1865 & 36 CFR §7.96(b)(3) make it a federal crime to harass a golfer in any national park in Washington, DC.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) December 10, 2015
18 U.S.C. §1657 makes it a federal crime to consult with a known pirate.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) December 7, 2015
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) November 22, 2015
40 U.S.C. §8103(b)(4) makes it a federal crime to injure a government-owned lamp.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) November 18, 2015
21 USC §333 & 21 CFR §102.39 make it a crime to sell onion rings resembling normal onion rings, but made from diced onion, without saying so
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) November 10, 2015
18 USC §1382 & 32 CFR §636.28(g)(iv) make it a federal crime to ride a moped into Fort Stewart without wearing long trousers. cc @macklemore
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) November 8, 2015
Let’s be honest here, you have to be drunk to skydive
49 U.S.C. §46316(a) & 14 C.F.R. §105.7(a) make it a federal crime to skydive while drunk.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) October 28, 2015
16 USC §707, 50 CFR §§20.21(a) & 20.11(a) make it a federal crime to hunt doves and pigeons with a machine gun or a "stupefying substance."
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) September 20, 2015
40 U.S.C. §1315(c)(2) & 45 C.F.R. §3.42(e) make it a federal crime to skateboard at the National Institutes of Health.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) July 24, 2015
7 USC §8313, 9 CFR §§93.400 & 93.414 make it a crime to take home milk from a quarantined giraffe, or any animal that "chew[s] the cud."
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) July 9, 2015
27 USC §§205, 207 & 27 CFR §4.64(a)(8) make it a federal crime to advertise wine in a manner that suggests it has intoxicating qualities.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) June 25, 2015
21 USC §§333, 352 & 21 CFR §332.30(b) make it a federal crime to sell anti-flatulent drugs without noting flatulence is "referred to as gas"
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) June 23, 2015
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) May 22, 2015
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) May 12, 2015
15 U.S.C. §§330a & 330d make it a federal crime to attempt to change the weather without telling the Secretary of Commerce.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) April 4, 2015
27 U.S.C. §207, §205(e) & 27 C.F.R. §4.39(a)(9) make it a federal crime to sell wine with a brand name including the word "zombie."
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) March 25, 2015
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