New Laws as of July 1, 2017
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
June 28, 2017 6:45am CST
Some of the new laws starting Saturday, July 1st in Tennessee are making me laugh, others not so much! With 130 new laws how do they keep things straight? And, how to they enforce them?
An example of one of the new laws really made me smile for some reason. You all know that people who own property and don't want others intruding on it usually post a yellow and black "No Trespassing" sign. We have had many of those signs on our various properties over 17 years living in Tennessee. Well, now we can throw them out....
The new law regarding posting no trespassing requires no signs - instead we can paint tree trunks or posts purple. I guess purple is the new yellow and black!
If they asked my opinion - I prefer the yellow and black signs since I am not a purple fan!
Photo from Pixbay
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
28 Jun 17
So now you have to remove all those signs and
and throw them ---where? There is going to be
a shortage of purple paint too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
No, you can leave the signs - but if you want you can do the purple paint instead.
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@FourWalls (68120)
• United States
28 Jun 17
Let me make a prediction right now, regarding the trespassing law: someone's gonna get hurt while trespassing and will sue, claiming he/she is color blind and couldn't tell that there was purple on the tree trunks.
Newton's Third Law of Modern Life: for every law there is a lawyer looking to file a lawsuit.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
The same could be said for the yellow/black signs. That's why lawyers exist - to help make stupid people (and themselves) rich.
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
28 Jun 17
Oh boy, I wonder why on the purplue..
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
@CookieMonster46 Me too and we only have a few skinny trees in the front - why bother!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
That's a good question - it doesn't show up well I would think Who wants to paint their tree trunks purple?
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
28 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill that would be the last thing I think of doing painting my tree trunk...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jun 17
@HazySue Or they own a paint company and need to push the purple.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill maybe a little of each.
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you never know.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Jun 17
So everyone sees purple and automatically knows not to trespass? We living in a world where words are being eliminated.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
I guess that's the assumption but most back woods people will never hear of this law.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Jun 17
Now I'm wondering what the no trespassing laws are in TX. I'll have to look into that. Dang it, always with the smoke.
@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Jun 17
It could be a law that your state put up for reconsideration on the last ballot to be voted on @AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
I guess technically this isn't a law. It's a silly change.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jun 17
@rebelann The law says:
You can mark trees and posts with purple paint as an alternative to posting signs that trespassing is prohibited.
That doesn't say you 'have to'...
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
28 Jun 17
I think each state and the federal government needs a new rule regarding making new laws - No new law can be passed unless an old law is repealed. How can Tennessee, a state that's been around for over 200 years, possibly need 130 new laws in one year?
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
28 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill It's a silly law, sometimes I wonder why some laws are changed. This is ridiculous.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
Yes, the others are more visible and only people who actually know about this rule/law will have a clue about why trees are now purple.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Jun 17
Oh good grief @AbbyGreenhill and for those who are color blind? At least on the previous signs there was verbiage.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
I'm just the messenger, I come up with better ideas than this one LOL!
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@LindaCPearson (2240)
• United States
29 Jun 17
I would prefer the signs also and not have to paint anything. I shouldn't think it was good for the trees to be painted either.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jun 17
I agree about the not being good for the tree and it's not my color scheme LOL!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
You woud have to ask the lawmakers those questions, I don't make them up LOL!
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Jun 17
Wow, if that law past here, I know one guy in my neighborhood who would be ticked off. He has one of those signs in his yard. He is one of those who don't trust anybody and is always on the alert. I think he is kind of eccentric but in a way he is watching out for the neighborhood.
@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill That is good you can keep the old ones.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
You don't have to take the old ones down. They just added this purple thing. We watch, we have to. when you live in the boonies the Sheriff rides down our road maybe once a day. There are a few of us who keep an eye out.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
28 Jun 17
This law has one huge flaw that I can see, so to speak. People with red-green color deficient color blindness, like my younger son, cannot see purple. To them it looks blue. If people with this condition see these objects painted purple, they will think they are blue and decide the person who painted them must be a Duke or Kentucky fan.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
We don't allow Duke Or KY fans in our sate!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Jun 17
doesn't seem like it's worth the law change really does it... 
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
@sueznewz2 I have no clue and don't try to figure out politics or politicians.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill I suppose they have to justify their existence and tax dollars some how... by writing or re writing laws...
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@dgobucks226 (35621)
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28 Jun 17
What committee decided on that color? If you leave your yellow and black sign up are you fined? Another frivolous law designed to confuse Tennesseans. Does one of those lawmakers own a paint store on the side?
Ridiculous!!!
Ridiculous!!!@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jun 17
Technically it's not a law. Politicians or a paint company, who knows.
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