THE BUFFALO RULE ACT

Chapter 1 General provisions

Section 1 Scope of application

This law will be applied to situations, where the Buffalo Rule has been declared to be in force until further notice. The Buffalo rule can be declared to be in force for a fixed

term or until further notice among a predetermined group of Players. If the rule is not deemed to be in force for a fixed term, it is in force until further notice.

Section 2 Instruments of the Game

Buffalo shall be played with alcoholic beverages, the percentage of volume of alcohol of which is 2,0-22,0 %. Parts of the Instruments exceeding 0,5 liters shall not be deemed to

be Instruments of the Game. The Instrument of the Game may in addition to the imbibable liquid contain the container, from which the liquid is imbibed.

Secton 3 The Player

Under this Act “Player” shall refer to a plenipotentiary natural person, who is aware of

or should be aware of his or her participation in the game.

Section 4 The Game Hand

Under this Act the “Game Hand” shall refer to the hand, with which the Player shall imbibe the Instrument of the Game to avoid the Buffalo punishment. The “False Hand”

shall refer to any other hand but the Game Hand.

Chapter 2

On the Buffalo Rule

Section 5 On the Buffalo Rule in general

A situation, where a Player imbibes Instruments of the Game specified in Chapter 1 Section 2 by holding them in the hand with which he or she normally writes, shall be

deemed as a Buffalo. As imbibing shall be deemed a situation, where the Instrument of the Game can be deemed to have flowed into the Players’ mouth

Players must state their Game Hand at the beginning of the game. If a Player states that he or she uses both hands, other Players may designate one of the Players’ hands to be

the Game Hand.

Section 6 Other situations interpreted as Buffalo

If a person imbibes Instruments of the Game

1) with a False hand or 2) using both hands simultaneously or

3) without hands or 4) using additional helping instruments or

5) in another manner that is apt to demonstrate indifference to the spirit of the Buffalo Rule

the Player must be sentenced to a Buffalo punishment.

Section7 Of the contribution of another Player

If a Player aides another Player with imbibing Instruments of the Game with his or her

own False Hand, the former must be sentenced to a Buffalo punishment. The other Player shall not be punished.

Neither Player shall be punished, if a Player brazes the other Player with his or her

Game Hand.

What has been stated in Subsection 2 shall not be applied, if the player has been forced into the action in a manner described in Section 28 of the Finnish Contracts Act. The

Player applying the force shall be punished.

Section 8 On playing with the Instrument of the Game of another Player

Each Player shall play with their own Instrument of the Game.

If a Player in a manner specified in Chapter 2 Section 5 Subsection 1, Section 6 and

Section 7 plays with another Players’ Instrument of the Game, he or she shall be sentenced to a Buffalo punishment, as well as be obligated to compensate the damages

inflicted to the other Player.

If a Player can prove that he or she has acted in good faith in the situation specified in Subsection 2 when imbibing the Instrument of the Game of another Player, the Buffalo

punishment can be carried out with a corresponding amount of the Players’ own Instrument of the Game. The decision shall be made by the Player responsible for the

interpretation of the Act.

Chapter 3 On determining the Buffalo

Section 9 Determining a Buffalo

If a Player notices another Player conducting him or herself in a manner that under this

Act would be deemed a Buffalo, he or she must immediately announce this to the person in breach of this Act by shouting or otherwise clearly articulating the word

“Buffalo”

If it is observed that the Players, exercising bad faith, forfeits the announcement of the punishable conduct specified in Chapter 2 of this act, this Player shall be sentenced to

the Buffalo punishment.

Section 10 False Buffalo

If a Player erroneously states that someone is in breach of the Buffalo under Chapter 3 Section 9 of this Act, he or she must be sentenced for a False Buffalo to a personal Buffalo punishment to the amount of his or her current Instrument of the Game.

Chapter 4 On the Buffalo punishment

Section 11 On the Buffalo punishment in general

When a Player breaks the Buffalo Rule under this Act, he or she shall be sentenced to

the Buffalo punishment.

The Buffalo punishment shall be executed by sentencing a Player to imbibe the Instrument of the Game being used by the sentenced Player at the time.

Section 12 Execution of the punishment

The Buffalo punishment shall be executed as fast as possible without unnecessary delay,

although within a time-frame of no more than two (2) minutes of the sentencing.

If a Player needlessly delays the execution of his or her punishment, or surpasses the two (2) minute deadline, the Player can be sentenced to a second, equally measured Buffalo

punishment. The new punishment must be executed within three (3) minutes.

Section 5 Interpretation and appeal

Section 13 Interpretation of the Act

Responsibility for the interpretation of this law is given to

1) The person who under certain circumstances has declared the Buffalo rule, or 2) when this person is inhibited, a person designated by this person, or

3) if such a person has not been designated, another person elected by the present Players.

Section 14 Seeking of rectification and non-appealability

Rectification can be requested to decisions made under this Act. In this case, decisions

cannot be appealed. A decision on the rectification request can be appealed in accordance with the Finnish Alcohol Act.

Section 15 Rectification period

The rectification request must be made within 2 hours of the decision being issued.

If the request for rectification has not been delivered within the prescribed period, it is

likely that nobody really gives a shit.

Section 16 Form and content of the rectification request

The rectification request must be made in written form to Päivi Räsänen. The rectification request must abide by a perfect grammatical form and it must be written

with a black ball-point pen in clear handwriting. The letter for rectification shall indicate the decision subject to rectification as well as the specific requested rectification and its possible grounds. In addition, the request shall state what additional punishment you

would prefer for your insolence.

Section 17 Decision on a rectification request

The decision on a rectification request will be made by the Player responsible for the

interpretation of this law in an infinitely arbitrary fashion.

Chapter 6 Entry into force

Section 18

This law enters into force on 17 March 2015

In Helsinki on 12 March 2015

Chairman of the Board of Pykälä ry

JERE HJELT

Executives of General Affairs

Elmiira Kutvonen Mikko Sukura

Emeritus

Eero ”Rape” Rapola

Translation

Jaakko Laitinen