Consider the following sample statute:

NO VEHICLES ALLOWED IN CITY PARKS. (Pullburg City Ordinance 1234.5(6)(a))

What is the plain meaning of this statute?

• Does it apply to Tonka dump trucks? Bicycles? Baby strollers? Skateboards? Motorized scooters? Motorized wheelchairs? Emergency vehicles? Medi-vac helicopters?
• Is the statute more ambiguous than you initially thought?
• What might have been the legislative intent behind the law?
  This exercise illustrates the interpretive nature of the law. It also makes clear why we need administrative agencies to issue regulations and courts to render rulings interpreting how statutes should be applied.