10 Weird Things on Government Websites

Sunshine Review has been crawling over government websites for over a year now. Ranking government websites according to our transparency checklist has led us running into some weird stuff posted on government websites.

Here is our Top 10:

1. Powell County, Kentucky FAQ – “Can I name a road after myself?”
2. Brookings County, South Dakota doubled their gopher bounty from $1 to $2.
3. Neshoba County, Mississippi posts their Crossbow Application.
4. Putnam County, New York teaches how to capture a bat in your home.
5. Arlington, Texas has a directory of “known dangerous dogs.”
6. Allen County, Indiana posts their “Featured” Allen County Warrants.
7. The only interactive part of the website for Edwards County, Kansas are movie times.
8. Brighton, Michigan passed an ordiance against being “excessively” annoying.
9. Honking your horn at a sandwich shop after 9 pm in Little Rock, Arkansas is illegal.
10. In Chicago, Illinois is is illegal to fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck.

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