It’s illegal to play catch with your kid in a city park without a written permission from the director of public works
I guess they REALLY want to control how their children are raised in this town.
93.55 BASEBALL PLAYING.
It shall be unlawful to throw or hit or knock any baseball with a ball bat or any other instrument or engage in or play the game of baseball in any other manner on any city park or playground without first obtaining written permission to do so from the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and empowered to specify the conditions under which the game of baseball may be engaged in or played at any city park or playground. For the purposes of this section, the term �baseball� shall mean any ball having a circumference of less than 11� inches or a weight of less than six ounces and which is commonly used in the game known as baseball.
(’63 Code, � 11-6.04) (Ord. 109-C.S., passed 9-6-68; Am. Ord. 375-C.S., passed 10-19-82)
Just use a 12″ softball?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_baseball_and_softball
Playing softball is probably a bit less injurious to the people around you than hardball, since the ball isn’t quite as fast or dense…
Who the hell comes up with these stupid laws. Soon, you will need a damn permit to piss or shit in your own toilet.