Governor Cuomo finally repeals a law that everyone has broken for so long

The current codes of various states are full of funny and archaic laws. And New York is no exception. For example, quite recently, a law was abolished in the region, which everyone had already violated for a long time. Moreover, most New Yorkers did not even know about its existence, writes Moscow's comsomolets.

This is a law prohibiting hairdressers from cutting and shaving clients on Sundays. The penalty for the first violation is $ 5, if the hairdresser violated the rules again, then the punishment is $ 25 or 25 days in prison.

Note that in our time, none of the law enforcement officers wrote out fines for such violations and did not put hairdressers in prison, because they had more important concerns. However, while remaining in force, this law could be applied at any time. Therefore, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo overturned the law by signing an appropriate document.

“This is a typical example of archaism and absurdity that makes no sense in the XNUMXst century,” he said.

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Cuomo added that he is happy to repeal the law and give hairdressers the choice of which days they work.

State Senator Joseph Griffo, a lawmaker and a Republican from Lewis County, said the repeal was very timely.

In his opinion, hairdressers and salons faced unprecedented difficulties during the pandemic. He added that getting rid of outdated, unnecessary laws provides an additional opportunity for financial recovery.

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Along with the above, the governor canceled several more laws regulating the working hours on Sundays. They are called Blue Laws. These laws were passed at a time when puritanical customs prevailed in America. This regime restricted business and commerce on Sundays.

In 2016, the governor signed a document allowing restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays from 10 a.m. Prior to that, restaurants were selling alcohol on Sundays from 12 noon.