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Senate OKs Bill Penalizing Vehicular Display Of Testicles

Tribune photo by CHRIS URSO

A set of chrome bull testicles is seen hanging from a pickup truck Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in New Port Richey. State senators voted 37-2 today in favor of a bill against the testicles.

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: April 23, 2008

Updated: 04/23/2008 05:52 pm

TAMPA - People who hang fake bull testicles from the rear bumpers of their vehicles should receive a moving violation, state senators say.

The Senate voted 37-2 today in favor of a bill against the testicles.

Sens. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, and Frederica Wilson, D-Miami opposed the bill.

Opposition to the testicles comes as the vehicle accessories are growing in popularity, thanks in part to the Internet sales of brands such as Your Nutz and BullsBalls.

Your Nutz, a California Internet mail-order business, boasts colors including sun-kissed sienna, dark forest green and even electric blue lighted sets that cast an eerie glow.

David Ham, founder and owner of Your Nutz, said the replica bull testicle business is booming and he welcomes the free publicity generated by the state Senate's discussion.

BullsBalls boasts a wide variety of products, ranging in price from the middle teens to more than $50 a set. The Arizona retailer sells mocha, ivory, pink, silver, gold and chrome, too.

BullsBalls owner John Saller said he has been selling the product for more than 10 years and now ships about 500 sets a month.

Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, sparked the Florida discussion.

The bill, which needs House approval, states: "Whoever willfully displays on a vehicle an obscene word, image, or device, including, but not limited to reproductive glands, commits a noncriminal traffic violation" punishable as a moving violation.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.

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