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3. Don’t hoard more than 50kg of potatoes in Western Australia

All you (Western) Australians aspiring to be potato-hoarders better get out before your dreams are crushed. As the Marketing of Potatoes Act of 1946 Section 22 states, you can’t possess more than 50 kg of potatoes unless you are affiliated with a potato corporation. What provoked the passing of this law, I simply can’t imagine. And for this offense, you can be fined thousands of Aussie dollars, even for the first time!

10 Most Ridiculous and Weird Laws in the World

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