No Ball in the Street

St. Anthony, Idaho has an ordinance (10.28.010) against playing ball in the street. The actual wording is, "It is unlawful for any person to play ball or throw any ball to and/or from any public thoroughfare in the city."

This is the sort of ordinance that lends itself to all kinds of silly interpretations. Some people might say that if you find a ball in the street in St. Anthony, it is illegal to throw it back into your yard. That may be what the words technically mean, but it is certainly not the intent. The language sounds silly enough as is, so why use a stretched interpretation?