Constraining Laws

This is a little strange, but a law that I find constraining is the prohibitions against keeping chickens that exist in many municipal areas. Fresh eggs are much better than store bought, and raising your own chickens is the epitome of the ideas behind the eat local phenomenon. With home raised chickens, you can control exposure to unnatural chemicals and avoid supporting factory farming. However, in many areas, you can not do this. At the same time, I understand the reasons for this prohibition. Chickens can be noisy and odorous- and while properly cared for these not issues, it would be difficult to police animal welfare and is much easier to apply a prohibition across the board. 

A law that I find constraining, but that I do not understand the purpose of is not being able to purchase alcohol on Sundays in Clemson. I find this law offensive because it holds me to a standard of morality created by a religious ideology I do not believe in. If religious people do not want to purchase or serve alcohol on a particular day of the week, then they can easily avoid doing so on an individual basis. There is no need for complete prohibition. Additionally, if recognition of the Christian Sabbath is given, shouldn't Jewish and Arabic tradition get equal consideration? Then there would be 3 alcohol free days, but that might be too bad for business...