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Funny State laws - Thursday 24th September 2009, 20:21

The following dumb laws are, or were at some point, actually laws in the United States listed below. Now, before you go any further do know that I’m not a lawyer nor am I claiming any responsibilty if you bail off and do something stupid or try using something here as a defense in court (rofl at that).
Alabama
  • In Jasper, it is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
  • It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
  • It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
  • It is illegal to play Dominos on Sunday.
  • Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Alaska
  • In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
  • While it is legal to shoot bears, waking sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Arizona
  • In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
  • In Globe, it is illegal to play cards in the street with a Native American.
  • In Glendale, it is illegal to drive a car in reverse.
  • In Nogales, it is illegal to wear suspenders.
Arkansas
  • A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
  • In Fayetteville, it is illegal to kill “any living creature”.
  • Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-Day jail term.
California
  • Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
  • Women may not drive in a house coat.
  • In Pacific Groove, “molesting” butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
  • It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
  • In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one’s car with used underwear.
  • It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Colorado
  • In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
Connecticut
  • It is illegal to dispose used razor blades.
  • In New Britain, the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 m.p.h. even when going to a fire.
  • In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
Delaware
  • It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
Florida
  • If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
  • In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
  • Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
  • When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
  • In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
Georgia
  • While Georgia operates its own lottery, it “protects” its citizens by making it illegal to promote a private lottery.
  • Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
  • Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
  • No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket on Sunday.
Hawaii
  • It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.
    It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.
Idaho
  • You may not fish on a camel’s back.
Illinois
  • In Chicago, it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
  • According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is “American”.
Indiana
  • Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
  • It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
Iowa
  • State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.
  • In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before attending a fire.
Kansas
  • Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.
Kentucky
  • It is illegal to remarry the same man four times.
Louisiana
  • In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red lights.
  • It is considered “simple assault” to bite someone in New Orleans; it is “aggravated assault” if the biter has false teeth.
  • It is against the law to gargle in public.
  • It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
Maine
  • In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one’s nose in public.
Maryland
  • In Halethorpe, it is illegal to kiss for more than one second.
Massachusetts
  • In Salem, even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms.
  • It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
  • In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
  • In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.
Michigan
  • In Clawson, it is legal for a farmer to “sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.”
  • A state law stipulates that a woman’s hair legally belongs to her husband.
  • In Detroit, it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is parked on your property.
  • You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
  • In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 m.p.h.
  • Under state law, dentists are officially classified as “mechanics.”
Minnesota
  • Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus.
  • In Minneapolis, double-parkers can be put on a chain gang.
  • Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
  • It’s illegal to tease skunks.
Mississippi
  • In Truro, a would-be groom must “prove himself manly” prior to marriage by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.
Missouri
  • It is illegal to have oral sex.
  • Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).
Montana
  • Prostitution is considered a “crime against the family”.
  • It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.
  • It is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
  • It is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style.
  • Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.
Nebraska
  • It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
Nevada
  • It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
  • It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.
New Hampshire
  • You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
  • It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.
  • Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces.
  • On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.
New Jersey
  • Spray paint may not be sold without a posted sign warning juveliles of the penalty for creating graffiti.
  • It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
  • It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
New Mexico
  • It’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.
  • Hunting is prohibited in Mountain View Cemetery.
New York
  • A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
  • It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.
  • A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
  • The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
North Dakota
  • Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
  • It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
Ohio
  • It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
  • It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
Pennsylvania
  • A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
Texas
  • It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
  • It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don’t need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
  • It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
  • It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.
  • A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
Wisconsin
  • You must manually flush all urinals in a building.
  • Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons





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Thursday 24th September 2009, 21:25

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* It’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.
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Thursday 24th September 2009, 21:28

The first one is called the rul of thumb and it used to be law here!

In London a taxi must have a bail of hay in the boot!




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Thursday 24th September 2009, 21:33

I remeber a few in the UK too, for instance:

Its illegal to east mince pies on christmas day, and by law a policeman must surrender his helmet to a pregnant women if she needs to relieve herself!




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Thursday 24th September 2009, 22:01

In london it is legal for a man to urinate in public against the rear driver side wheel of his vehicle. a law that has been about since the time of horse drawn vehicles and still a valid law today...


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Thursday 24th September 2009, 22:11

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In london it is legal for a man to urinate in public against the rear driver side wheel of his vehicle. a law that has been about since the time of horse drawn vehicles and still a valid law today...
lmao! Shock horror are you suggesting that a Volvo driver would do such a thing! Disgraceful your estimations have dropped... tut tut they could have been pegs.




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In london it is legal for a man to urinate in public against the rear driver side wheel of his vehicle. a law that has been about since the time of horse drawn vehicles and still a valid law today...
Wouldn't want to put it to the test......New Labour are introducing new laws at the rate of 50 a day supposedly....It's probably been quietly repealed and now an offence punishable by confiscating your car,revoking your license,£5000 fine and 2 years in a luxury hotel........Oh no,I don't mean a luxury hotel,do I?........I mean prison plus killing your dog,burning your country and western collection and snipping off the small finger of your left hand....probably.....
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