Dumb Laws (From A - W)

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Alabama:

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.


Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.


It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.


It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.


Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.


Masks may not be worn in public.


Putting salt on a railraod track may be punishable by death.


Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.


Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.


It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.


Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.


Incestous marriages are legal.


It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.


You must have windshield wipers on your car.


You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.


You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.


It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.


It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.


It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.


It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits.


It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses. (Repealed)

Alaska:

In Fairbanks it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

It is the state policy that emergencies are held to a minimum and are rarely found to exist.-Sec. 44.62.270. State policy.

Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.

Arizona:

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.


Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West.


There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.


When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.


Hunting camels is prohibited.


Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.


It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.


Cars may not be driven in reverse.


Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.


If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.


No more than six girls may live in any house.


It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.


A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.


An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.


No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.


Women may not wear pants.


It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

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I will do only 3 states a post (because the list gets large)

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Arkansas:

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.


A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.


Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.


The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.


Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"


A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.


Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.


It is illegal to kill "any living creature".


It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.


No person shall sound the horn on a vechicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54


Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.


California:

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.


Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.


Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.


Bathhouses are against the law.


In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.


No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.


Women may not drive in a house coat.


It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.


Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.


You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.


Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.


City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."


You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.


It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.


Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)


Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.


Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.


It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).


It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.


You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.


It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String".


It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.


It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.


Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.


Toads may not be licked.


You may not hunt moths under a street light.


It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.


You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.


Zoot suits are prohibited.


It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.


It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.


Roosters may not crow in the city limits.


Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.


It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.


It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.


Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.


Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.


One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.


The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.


It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.


Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.


Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.


It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.


It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.


It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595


You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.


Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.


Colorado:

Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.


It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.



No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)


It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol.


Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.


It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.


It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.


You may not drive a black car on Sundays.


It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.


It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado.


The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.


It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex.


It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.


It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.


Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

(some of these are the city laws and not the states. And wich ones, i don't know)

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Connecticut:

You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.

In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.

It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.

You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.

The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited. (Repealed)

It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.

No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.

It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.

You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. You may not educate dogs. It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.

It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.

Silly string is banned.

It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.

(i will work on more later, family guy is on now. )

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Delaware:

It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.


It is illegal to wear pants that are "firm fitting" around the waist.


Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.

Florida:

Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.


It is considered an offense to shower naked.


You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.


It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.


Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.


If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.


It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.


You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.


Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.


It is illegal to skateboard without a license.


A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.


Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.


It is illegal to molest a Key deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.


It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.


It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street. This law is limited to only those who do not own the house. (Repealed 2000)


Sec. 10-56. While intoxicated, under influence of narcotics, prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. (Code 1955, § 28-64)


Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner's expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.


Sec. 22-44. Storage, depositing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant, or otherwise, to store or deposit, or cause or permit to be stored or deposited, any abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public or private property within the city. (Code 1955, § 20-11)


The molestation of trash cans is banned.


Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.


Sec. 3-1. Bird sanctuary declared. (a) It is hereby declared that all territory embraced within the corporate limits of the municipality shall be a bird sanctuary. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person within the municipality to shoot, trap or in any manner kill, wound or maim any bird of any kind, or at any time to throw at any birds of any kind any missile with slingshots or any other weapon, or to disturb their eggs or their young or their nests. (Ord. No. 8-59, §§ 1, 2, 8-10-59)


Jupiter Inlet Colony Inlet


Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.


Sec. 8-3. Bell or other warning device. No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, but no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle. (Code 1967, § 8-3; Code 1980, § 8-3)


It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.


A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.


It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.


Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.


In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)


Stage nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide" theatrical performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100 fine.


You may not catch crabs.


If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00.


It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.


Georgia:

Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.


Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.


Signs are required to be written in English.


You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.


No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.


It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.


All citizens must own a rake.


Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.


One man may not be on another man's back.


Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.


Chicken must be eaten with the hands.


It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"


Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.


Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.


No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.


Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.


It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.

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Hawaii:

Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.


All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.


Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird. (SEC. 10-1.2)


Idaho:

Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.


Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.


You may not fish on a camel's back.


Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.


A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.


A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view."


Illinois:

The English language is not to be spoken.


You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.


You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.


You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2.


It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.


In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.


Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.


Kites may not be flown within the city limits.


It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.


Spitting is forbidden


It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.


One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.


Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.


Cars may not be driven through the town.


Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.


A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman.


It is illegal to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.


Bowling is forbidden.


It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.


It is unlawful for "negroes" to be within county boundries from sundown to sunrise.


It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window.


There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.


It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.


Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE', made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.


A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence.


Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's streets.


Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.


There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.


You may not own a handgun


It is against the law to make faces at dogs.


No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling.


Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.


Trucks may only park inside closed garages.


Basketball hoops may not be instaled on a driveway.


It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.

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(now the rest of these show wich is a city law and wich is a state law)

Indiana:

One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.


Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.


All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads.


Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.


Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.


State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post.


Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.


A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.


It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.


Drinks on the house are illegal.


It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.


A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)


Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.


Liquor stores may not sell milk.


Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes.


Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.


You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.


Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights.


No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.


Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.


You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table. The waiter or waitress has to do it.


"Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal.


You are required to pour your drink into a glass.


It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.


If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Immoral Practices.


Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.


A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.


The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415. (Repealed)


Auburn
It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area. For these offesnses, there is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.


Beech Grove
It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.


Elkhart
It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.


Evansville
While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on.


Fort Wayne
You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record "It`s In the Book".


Gary
Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.


South Bend
It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.


Terre Haute
No one may spit on the sidewalk.

Iowa:

It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.


A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.


Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.


One-armed piano players must perform for free.


Dubuque
Any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building.


Indianola
The "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned.


Fort Madison
The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.


Marshalltown
Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants


Ottumwa
Within the city limits, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.


Kansas:

If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.


The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.


Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.


No one may catch fish with his bare hands.


Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.


Dodge City
It is illegal to spit on a sidewalk.


All places of business must provide a horse water troft


Lawrence
No one may wear a bee in their hat.


All cars entering the city limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival.


Russell
Musical car horns are banned


Salina
It is against the law to leave your car running unattended.


Topeka
The installation of bathtubs is prohibited.


Wichita
Any person caught using or carrying bean snappers or the like shall upon conviction, be fined. -City ordinance 349 of Wichita, Kansas.


Before proceeding through the interesection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehice and fire three shot gun rounds into the air.

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Kentucky:

No person shall sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange, display or possess living baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed or colored; nor dye or color any baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits; nor sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange or to give away baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits, under two months of age in any quantity less than six, except that any rabbit weighing three pounds or more may be sold at an age of six weeks. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500. -KRS 436.600 (Passed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 215, sec. 5.)


It's illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky without an Indiana Fishing License.


Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in connection withany religious service or gathering shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). -KRS 437.060 (Passed 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1267a-1.).


All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the apiary from which the bees came was free from contagious or infectious disease. -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)


No person owning or controlling a billiard or pool table shall permit, for compensation or reward, any minor under eighteen (18) years of age to play any game on the table, unless such minor shall have first displayed an identification card containing his name, age, photograph, and the signature of his parents or guardian. The minor shall keep such identification card on his person, and it shall be subject to inspection at any time by any peace officer. The person owning or controlling such billiard or pool table shall keep and maintain a registration book in which each minor shall sign. The person owning or controlling such billiard or pool table shall supply a blank identification card to each parent or guardian who makes request for same. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than ten ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. -KRS 436.320 (Passed 1893; Amended in 1954, Ky. Acts ch. 232, sec. 1)


It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky.


Any person who appears on any highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars." - KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)


Lexington
By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."


It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.


Owensboro
A woman may not buy a hat without her husband's permission.


Louisiana:

It is illegal to gargle in public places.


It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.


Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."


New Orleans
It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.


You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.


Maine:

Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.


You may not step out of a plane in flight.


After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.


Augusta
To stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law.


Portland
Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.

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Maryland:

Thistles may not grow in one's yard.

Baltimore
No person who is a "tramp" or "vagrant" shall loiter in any park at any time. They define tramp as a person who roves for begging purposes and a vagrant as an idle person who is able-bodied living without labor. It's a $50 fine. I guess the tramp would have to beg for the money to pay the fine. -Park Rule 6


It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.


It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.


It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.


It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt. $10 fine. This would include joggers that go shirtless. (1898)


Baltimore City
You may not curse inside the city limits.


Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.


Columbia
Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.


You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.


Ocean City
Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.


A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk. (Repealed)


Massachusetts:

Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.


Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.


Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal.


No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.


Bullets may not be used as currency.


Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.


Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders.


It's illegal to drive Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, or Indian cattle on a public road. (MGL Chapter 129 Section 35)


Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.


Hunting on Sundays is prohibited.


It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.


At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.


Public boxing matches are outlawed.


It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is punishable by a $200 fine.


It's illegal to keep a mule on the second floor of a building not in a city unless there are 2 exits. (MGL Chapter 272 section 86)


It's illegal to sell fewer than 24 ducklings at a time before May 1, or to sell rabbits, chicks, or ducklings that have been painted a different color. (MGL Chapter 272 Section 80D)


It's illegal to allow someone to use stilts while working on the construction of a building. (MGL Chapter 149 Section 129B)


Defacing a milk carton is punishable by a $10 fine.


It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.


An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.


All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed)


Tattooing and body piercing is illegal. (Repealed October 2000)


Quakers and witches are banned.


Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.


It is illegal to reproach Jesus Christ or the holy ghost. (MGL Chapter 272 section 36)


Boston
No one may take a bath without a prescription.


It is illegal for any citizen to own more than three dogs.


An old law prohibits the taking of baths on Sunday.


Duels to the death permitted on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present.


Women may not wear heels over 3 inches in length while on the common.


Anyone may let their sheep and cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except Sundays.


No more than two baths may be taken within the confines of the city.


No one may cross the Boston Common without carrying a shotgun in case of bears.


It is illegal to play the fiddle.


Two people may not kiss in front of a church.


It is illegal to eat peanuts in church.


Burlington
You may not walk around with a "drink".


Cambridge
It is illegal to shake carpets in the street, or to throw orange peels on the sidewalk (section 12.16.100).


It costs $50 extra for a permit for hurling, soccer or Gaelic football games in a public park on a Sunday. (section 12.20.030)


Hingham
You may not have colored lights on your house if it can be seen from Main Street. Only white lights may be visible.


If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society.


Hopkinton
Though horses and cows are allowed on the common, dogs are prohibited.


Longmeadow
It is illegal for two men to carry a bathtub across the town green.


Marlboro
One may not detonate a nuclear device in the city.


Silly string is illegal in the city limits.


It is illegal for any citizen to own more than two dogs.


It is illegal to buy, sell or possess a squirt gun.


Milford
Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden.


Newton
All families must be given a hog from the town's mayor.


North Andover
An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns.


Woburn
In bars, it is actually illegal to "walk around" with a beer in your hand. (Repealed)


Michigan:

You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.


It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.


A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.


Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.


There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office.


Clawson
There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.


Detroit
Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants.


It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose. According to history and animal husbandry, it prevents them from "rooting" in the ground for their food.


Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited.


It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.


Grand Haven
No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense.


Harper Woods
It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets.


Kalamazoo
It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.


Rochester
All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police.


Soo
Smoking while in bed is illegal.


Wayland
Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

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Minnesota:

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.


All bathtubs must have feet.


A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.


All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.


It is illegal to sleep naked.


Hibbing
It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat.


Minneapolis
Red cars can not drive down Lake Street


St. Cloud
Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.


Virginia
You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.


Mississippi:

Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $201 fine. -Sec. 97-35-37


Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.


Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road.


Columbus
The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it.


Oxford
Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited.


It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session.


Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.


One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square.


Tylertown
It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.


Missouri:

It is not illegal to speed. (Repealed)


Buckner
In this small town of only 4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday.


Excelsior Springs
Worrying squirrels is not tolerated.


Hard objects may not be thrown by hand.


Kansas City
Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.


Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely.


Marceline
Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters.


Marquette
It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law).


Mole
Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.


Natchez
It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants.


Purdy
Dancing is strictly prohibited.


St. Louis
It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. This law refers back to the extinct Italian celebration, Hill Day, when beer was served in buckets.


A milk man may not run while on duty.


University City
Four women may not rent an apartment together.

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Montana:

It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.


It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.


Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. (Repealed)


It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.


In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.


Excelsior Springs
Balls may not be thrown within the city limits.


Helena
No item may be thrown across a street.


Salisbury
Pop bottles are not to be thrown on the ground.


Whitehall
It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.


Nebraska:

It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.


It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.


It is Illegal to go whale fishing. (lol?)


If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.


Lehigh
Doughnut holes may not be sold


Omaha
A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.


Sneezing or burping is illegal during a church service.


Waterloo
Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.


Nevada:

It's still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.


It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.


Clark County
An ordinance makes bringing a concealable fire arm into the county illegal unless it is registered with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. In order to register a handgun, however, it must be brought in to the police station. Furthermore, you may not register a gun on the weekends, but the police may prosecute you at that time.


Elko
Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask.


Eureka
Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.


Nyala
A man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.

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New Hampshire:

It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.


It is considered an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name.


Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces.


You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.


You may not run machinery on Sundays.


You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.


On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.


White Mountain Nat. Forest
If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park, or many other kind things without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for ''maintaining the national forest without a permit''.

k, im going to bed now.

more 2morrow

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New Jersey:

It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.


You may not slurp your soup.


If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.


It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.


On a highway you can not park under a bridge.


Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.


You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.


Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.


It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.


Bernards Township
It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".


Caldwell
You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.


Cranford
Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.


Cresskill
All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.


Elizabeth
It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.


Manville
It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.


Newark
It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.


Ocean City
Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.


People may not slurp their soup.


Raw hamburger may not be sold.


Raritan
Profanity is prohibited.


Sea Isle City
There will be no boiling of bones on the property.


Trenton
Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays.


You may not throw a bad pickle in the street.


New Mexico:

State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material" to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.


Carrizozo
It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.


Las Cruces
You may not carry a lunchbox down Main Street.


New York:

The penalty for jumping off a building is death. (lol?)


Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.


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.


A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.


While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.


A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.


It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.


Carmel
A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.


Greene
During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.


New York
You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.


Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".


Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.


It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing."


Ocean City
It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town.


It is illegal to eat in the street in residential neighborhoods, and the only beverage you can drink on the beach is water in a clear plastic bottle.


Staten Island
It is illegal for a father to call his son a "faggot" or "queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior."


You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.

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North Carolina:

All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden.


If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.


It's against the law to sing off key.


Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.


A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.


Barber
Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.


Chapel Hill
It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly.


Charlotte
Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.


Elon College
There is to be no rollerblading during daylight hours, on the roads, or on the bricks. All the sidewalks at this college are made of brick. (Repealed in 1998)


Forest City
You must stop and call City Hall before entering town in an automobile. This is so the townspeople will have time to go out and hold their horses until you get through town.


Greensboro
Restaurants "with on sidewalk dining" must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the sidewalk, but is not readable from the street.


Hornytown
Massage parlors have been banned.


Kill Devil Hills
You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.


Rocky Mount
It is required that you must pay a property tax on your dog.


Southern Shores
It is against the law to rollerblade on a state highway.


North Dakota:

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.


It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon


Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.


Fargo
One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.


Ohio:

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.


It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon


Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.


Fargo
One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.

[Sageth]

Dude, just post a link to www.dumblaws.com and let people find their own....

[H4cKz0R]

LONG ENOUGH?!!?!?!?!??!!? :eek: it would take me like 4 hours to read all that junk!! I cant even find H! :confused:

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well, i didnt really get it off dumblaws, my friend emailed it to me. i had no idea where he got it so i decided i should put it on the forum.

[Mainer]

wo thats a lot of fucking retarded laws

[Sherlock]

You seriously have TOO much time on your hands, I cant be bothered reading it all. Did you honestly copy all that out or copy and paste it? If Ive got a couple of hours to kill Ill come back.....

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Massachusetts:

Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.


Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.


Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders.


It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.

It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.


An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.


Ok...whoa....slow down, none of that is true. The rest of the MA laws were, but these ones were just retardedly butchered...

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Arkansas:

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
(he shouldnt be allowed hit her anyway)


Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
(but if i do two things together it will save time)



Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
(but theyre so damn teasin!)


It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
(who would know?)


sorry for replyin within the quote

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Alabama:

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
(and why would i?)


Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
(apologies for looking out the window)


You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
(but theres 3 of us here)



When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.
(hang on there mr. burglar while i look for a crowbar)


Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
(and 1 would fit?)



A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
(and this is a bad thing?)



No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.
(and we would because...?)


Women may not wear pants.
(now thats just plain dumb)

It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
(is it my fault they got knocked out?)


stupid laws!