SEVERANCE – What the town of Severance, Colorado lacked in size, it made up for in laws.

“Oh yeah, we have plenty of weird laws,” said Kyle Rietkerk, assistant to the town administrator.

Rietkerk pulled a box from a shelf in the basement of Severance town hall. He sorted through binders filled with old town records and ordinances. He started reading through the list of what was once banned in Severance.

“No horses, asses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine or goat shall be permitted to run at large within the town of Severance,” he read. “Here’s the one that originally made it so only dogs could be owned in Severance.”

Rietkerk pointed to another ordinance that banned pool tables and dart boards without a town-issued license. Of all the old and outdated laws, one ban put Severance on the map.

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