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Are You Breaking One Of These Strange Canadian Laws?

[365](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-188.html?texthighlight=365#s-365.). "Every one who fraudulently pretends to exercise or to use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment or conjuration is guilty of an offense punishable on summary conviction."  
\*This law is nation-wide.

It's illegal!

It's legal!

[11-2](http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2001_184.pdf). "A person shall not purchase, keep or sell live rats unless the person holds a permit issued under subsection."

[8.3](http://www.oshawa.ca/uploads/16/CityTreesBy-law78-2008.pdf). "No person shall interfere with a tree or part of a tree located on municipal property, including but not limited to attaching, affixing or placing upon in any manner any object or thing to a tree or part of a tree, and climbing the tree."

[608-3](http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_608.pdf). "While in a park, no person shall indulge in riotous, boisterous, violent, threatening, or illegal conduct or use profane or abusive language."

Just maybe keep the tongue to a minimum please.

[49](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-17.html#h-14). "Every one who willfully does an act with intent to alarm Her Majesty" is listed under the section _Prohibited Acts_ in _The Criminal Code Of Canada_  
\*This law is nation-wide.

[2.12](http://www.fredericton.ca/en/recleisure/resources/Bylaws-Safety-S11.pdf). "No person shall have, keep or possess a snake or other reptile upon the street or in any public place."   
However, [2.13](http://www.fredericton.ca/en/recleisure/resources/Bylaws-Safety-S11.pdf). "A person may possess a snake or other reptile on a street or in a public place provided it is in a case, cage or other container."

But don't be that person who thinks it needs its own seat.

[42a](https://halifax.ca/legislation/bylaws/hrm/documents/By-LawT-108.pdf). "Every driver while in control of a taxi or accessible taxi shall wear a shirt or military type blouse with a collar and sleeves (no T-shirts), ankle-length trousers, or dress shorts..."

[71](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-24.html#h-19). "Every one who challenges or attempts by any means to provoke another person to fight a duel, attempts to provoke a person to challenge another person to fight a duel, or accepts a challenge to fight a duel, is guilty of an indictable offense and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years."  
\*This law is nation-wide.

Yikes! You didn't do too well. Don't worry. You'll have a lot of time to read the Criminal Code in jail.

You're in prison!

Good job! You did pretty well. That's impressive because some of these laws a hella strange. Stay awesome and enjoy your freedom!

You're A Law Novice

Oh hot damn! You sure know your bizarre Canadian laws. Congrats!

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