In Portugal it is illegal to let one's children go bare-foot. It is commonly known that if they do not wear any shoes they will instantly get sick and end up in hospital, their mother having to bear the guilt for the rest of her life.
The penalty for contravening this law is bloody earache from all old ladies in the vicinity for the duration of the contravention.
May 05, 2004
Portugese Law - part XXI - subsection 1a