harry wrote:
On Jun 16, 10:00�pm, "Don Phillipson" wrote:
"Nehmo" wrote in message

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The mania about cutting grass has reached insanity. Many
municipalities in the US have laws forcing people to mow their lawns,
and people actually go to jail for not cutting their grass.
This seems interesting because illegal in most countries with Anglo-
Saxon-type laws. � (Habeas Corpus forbids detention without
charge, and disobeying a bylaw is an offence but not a crime.)

In Canada, where bylaws require that grass be mowed,
non-compliant lawns are mowed by the municipality (after
warning notice) and the property owner billed for this service.
(Payment is enforced by the same mechanisms that require
payment of property taxes.)
....
Indeed, it would be the most extreme instance and I doubt even then any
jail sentence would be for the actual offense but instead for something
like contempt...

There are compliance rules and jurisidictions do have facility to
collect for taking care of out-of-hand situations, yes...generally by
the time it gets that far, that's a "thankfully" appended to that by
neighbors, etc., ...

Strewth, you really live in a police state don't you!

I'd be pretty comfortable in thinking there are similar ordinances in
place on that side of ye olde ponde, too...

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