OK.  I don’t usually pick laws that I can’t find at least SOME documentation on, but I liked this one so much I thought I’d tell  you what it was, do a little bit of speculation, and then open it up to you for interpretation, dissection, and conversation.  So don’t be shy this time, folks.  It’s your time to shine!

This is the gem I found:  “Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.”

What?  (photo by jplouis on Flickr)

First off, why would a dog choose to congregate on private property?  Obviously (unless it’s a weird will situation) dogs don’t OWN property, so any property they would choose to congregate on would be someone else’s.  Unless a dog who is property of a person is technically a PART of that person’s property and is therefore sort of a piece of the property landscape.  Hmm.

Likely the law is directed at people, so that dogfights can’t take place.  Or maybe the law was put forth by a dog show society who didn’t want illicit dog shows taking place that weren’t certified.  Or maybe dogs were meeting to take over the state ala George Orwell’s Animal Farm.  Maybe dogs were congregating to organize a sting operation on the local pet stores to steal all the Bully Sticks.

What do you think?  What could be the reason for this crazy law?

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