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Mexican city bans indoor nudity

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VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Villahermosa, Mexico, is cracking down on nudity, imposing fines and jail time for walking nude inside the home -- or outside.

Beginning in 2005, residents will face a $121 fine or 36 hours in jail for taking their clothes off.

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Also banned are spying on neighbors, protesting without permission from the authorities and siccing dogs on people, La Jornada reported Thursday.

The city council is going for zero tolerance.

"We are talking about zero tolerance ... for a lack of morality," said city councilwoman Blanca Estela Pulido of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, which governs the city and Tobasco state.

One opposition member noted a Catch 22 to the law: If people report their neighbor for walking around maked, they can be prosecuted for spying on them.

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