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Alabama
› A 1950 anti-obscenity law in
Irondale, Ala., prohibited any showing of anyone nude or "in a
substantially nude state" except a babe in arms.
› Anniston: You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
› An ordinance in Linden, Ala., provided that all women of "uncertain
chastity" had to be off the streets by 9 p.m.
› Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
› Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
› Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
› Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
› Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.
› Incestuous marriages are legal.
› It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a
vehicle.
› It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
› It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
› It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone's pity.
› It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in
church.
› 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.
› It is legal to drive the wrong way on a one way street if you have a
lantern on the front of your car.
› It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
› It's against the law for a man to seduce "a chaste woman by means of
temptation, deception, arts, flattery or a promise of marriage."
› It's illegal to play dominoes on Sunday.
› Jasper: It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick
larger in diameter than his thumb.
› Lee County: It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after
sundown on Wednesday.
› Masks may not be worn in public
› Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
› Mobile: It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits. It
is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
› Montgomery: It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a
street, for fear of it spooking horses.
› No persons may sell "blow-out nuts".
› Peanuts are not allowed to be sold in Lee County, Alabama after
sunset on Wednesdays.
› Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
› Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
› Slavery is still legal in Decatur, Alabama.
› The game of crackaloo is illegal in Fairfield, Ala.
› 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.
› 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.
› You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant.
› You may not drive barefooted.
› You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
› You must have windshield wipers on your car.
Alaska
› A law in Fairbanks does not allow
moose to have sex on city streets.
› Even though it is legal to hunt a bear, it is illegal to wake a bear
and take a picture for photo opportunities.
› Fairbanks: It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages
to a moose.
› In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are
moose hunting.
› It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving
airplane.
› Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time.
› Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
› State policy states that emergencies are held to a minimum and
rarely found to exist.
› While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the
purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Arizona
› A man can legally beat his wife,
but not more than once a month.
› Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a
felony (This goes back in the days of the Wild West).
› Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
› Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
› Due to a typographical error in the Tempe, Ariz., code, a shooting
range can be run by the "Amateur Crapshooting Association."
› Glendale: Cars may not be driven in reverse.
› Hayden: If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be
fined.
› Hunting camels is prohibited.
› In 1985, an Arizona legislator proposed that each candidate for the
legislature take a reading and an I.Q. test three months before the
election. The scores would have been posted on the ballot, had the
bill passed. But a majority of legislators, for whatever reason, voted
it down.
› In Arizona it is illegal to take naked photographs before noon on
Sunday.
› It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than
one missing tooth visible when smiling.
› It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
› It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
› Maricopa County: No more than six girls may live in any house.
› Mesa: It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public
place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.
› Mohave County: A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap
must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
› Nogales: An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.
› Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
› Prescott: No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of
the county court house.
› There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
› Tucson: Women may not wear pants.
› When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect
yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.
› When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect
yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.
› You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
Arkansas
› A law provides that school teachers
who bob their hair will not get a raise.
› A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
› A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
› Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
› An Arkansas legislator not long ago proposed that the state provide
growth hormones to dwarfs.
› Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"
› At Arkansas State University two people cannot hold hands while
standing in a doorway unless they belong to a union.
› Fayetteville: It is illegal to kill "any living creature".
› Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of
Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
› In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.
› It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in
that state.
› Little Rock: Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.; Flirtation between men
and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail
term; 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 vehicle at any place
where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little
Rock City Code Sec. 18-54
› Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
› The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas
River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little
Rock.
California
› A city ordinance states that a $500
fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within
city limits.
› Alhambra: You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without
the proper permit.
› Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a
tavern, school, or place of worship.
› A regulation in San Francisco makes it unlawful to use used
underwear to wipe off cars in a car wash.
› Arcadia: Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street,
including driveways.
› A server in California can be convicted of selling to a minor if the
purchaser uses a false or altered ID to buy the alcohol.
› Baldwin Park: Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming
pool.
› Bathhouses are against the law.
› Belvedere City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public
place without its master on a leash."
› Blythe: You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you
already own at least two cows.
› Burlingame: It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds;
Carmel 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.
› California only fairly recently legalized the sale of alcoholic
beverages in nudist colonies.
› Car wash attendants in San Francisco, California may not use old
pairs of underware to wash or dry vehicles.
› Chico: Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in
a $500 fine.
› Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for
anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of
water.
› Downey: It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
› Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
› Hollywood: It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down
Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
› In 1838, the city of Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring that
a man obtain a license before serenading a woman.
› In Los Angeles courts it is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
› In Berkeley, Calif., you can't whistle for an escaped bird before 7
a.m.
› In 1930, the City Council of Ontario passed an ordinance forbidding
roosters to crow within the city limits.
› In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same
guidelines as cats and dogs.
› In Baldwin Park, California nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a
swimming pool.
› In California, community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it
illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over
puddles of water.
› In California it is illegal to have caller ID
› In California it's against regulations to let phones ring more than
nine times in state offices.
› In California you may not set a mouse trap without a hunting
license.
› In California, selling a gold piece without tooth marks in it is
considered forgery.
› In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500
feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
› In Los Angeles, years ago it was legal to cook in your bedroom, but
not to sleep in your kitchen.
› In Los Angeles a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a
leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches,
unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap.
Consent should be given prior to the event, as is carefully
stipulated.
› In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the
same time.
› In the 1940's, California law made it illegal to serve alcohol to a
gay person.
› In Riverside, California, kissing on the lips, unless both parties
wipe their lips with carbonized rose water, is against the local
health ordinance. (Someone needed to be kissed!)
› In San Francisco it's illegal to play poker in public or gamble in a
barricaded room.
› In San Francisco, it's illegal to beat a rug in front of your house.
› In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have
sex without a permit.
› It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving
vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
› It is a violation of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
for producers of alcohol beverages to list the names of retailers or
restaurants that sell their products in advertising or even in
newsletters.
› It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2
inches without her consent.
› It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
› It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
› It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood
Boulevard at one time.
› It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub
› It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a
street corner.
› It is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
› Lafayette: You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of
another person.
› Lodi: It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String".
› Lompoc: It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is
considered disturbing the peace.
› Long Beach: Cars are the only item allowed in a garage; It is
illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
› Los Angeles law forbids hunting moths under a street light.
› Los Angeles: It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap
wider than 2 inches without her consent; You cannot bathe two babies
in the same tub at the same time; You may not hunt moths under a
street light; It is illegal to cry on the witness stand; Toads may not
be licked; 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); Zoot suits are prohibited.
› Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths,
and elephants.
› Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
› No alcohol beverages can be displayed within five feet of a cash
register of any store in California that sells both alcohol and motor
fuel.
› No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
› Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
› Oakland, Calif., makes it illegal to grow a tree in front of your
neighbor's window and block his view. However, you're off the hook if
the tree is one that town officials consider an attractive tree, such
as a redwood or box elder.
› One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
› Ontario: Roosters may not crow in the city limits.
› Pacific Grove: Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
› Palm Springs: It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive
between the hours of four and six PM.
› Pasadena: It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with
her boss.
› Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
› Prunedale: Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
› Redlands: Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man
with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
› Riverside: One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and
1 o'clock.
› San Diego: It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a
streetcar; The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past
February second may be fined up to $250.
› San Francisco has an ordinance prohibiting "cane games." City
officials have no idea what cane games are. But when revising city
laws recently, officials decided to keep the prohibition on the books,
in case someday, somehow, cane games came back, they were deemed
improper and the city needed the law.
› San Francisco is said to be the only city in the nation to have
ordinances guaranteeing sunshine to the masses.
› San Francisco: Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street
unless they are on a leash; It is illegal to wipe one's car with used
underwear; Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street;
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street
corner; Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
› San Francisco bans any "mechanical device that reproduces obscene
language."
› San Francisco prohibits kerchoo powders and stink balls.
› San Jose: It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord.
7.08.595
› Santa Monica: You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
› Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
› Temecula: Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St.
at all times.
› The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear
weapons, setting a $500 fine for anyone detonating one within city
limits.
› The city of San Francisco holds a copyright on the name "San
Francisco." It is illegal to manufacture any item with the name
without first getting permission from the city. Since the Supreme
Court upheld the copyright, San Francisco has had an annual $300
million surplus every year.
› The Santa Monica, Calif., City Council recently proposed that men be
allowed to use women's public restrooms when there's a line of three
or more at the mens' room, and vice versa.
› Women may not drive in a house coat.
› You can be fined $500 if you bother a butterfly in Pacific Grove,
Ca.
Colorado
› Car dealers may not show cars on a
Sunday.
› Colorado law requires that wine be sold in containers of at least 24
ounces and spirits in containers at least a fifth of a gallon. But, at
the same time, it also decrees that no alcohol beverage can be stored
in hotel minibars in anything larger than miniature containers.
› Colorado Springs: It is permissible to wear a holstered six-gun
within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.
› Crippe Creek: It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above
the ground floor of any building.
› Denver: 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 unlawful to lend
your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor; It is illegal to
mistreat rats; You may not drive a black car on Sundays.
› Durango: It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes
"unbecoming" on one's sex.
› Have you ever had the urge to rip the tag from a pillow or mattress,
despite the warning of dire penalties? Well, it's perfectly legal now,
if you live in Colorado. The Governor formalized the law by gleefully
tearing a label from a pillow at his office. "I've been worrying about
the mattress inspector jumping through the window for years," he said.
› In Colorado it's now legal to remove the furniture tags that say,
"Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law."
› In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to
nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes.
› In Denver, it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next
door neighbor.
› It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, to raise or permit a
dandelion to grow within the city limits.
› It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep in Logan
County, Colorado.
› It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the
streets after 7 PM.
› 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.
› It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
› It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver.
› Logan County: It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is
asleep.
› No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days.
› Pueblo: It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city
limits.
› Sterling: Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a
taillight.
› Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.
Connecticut
› A local ordinance in Atwoodville,
Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a
politician to speak.
› A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
› Balloons with advertising on them are illegal in Hartford, Conn.
› Bloomfield, Conn: It's against the law to eat in your car.
› Cattle branding in the United States did not originate in the West.
It began in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century, when farmers
were required by law to mark all their pigs.
› Devon: It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
› Druggists in Connecticut must pay $400.00 each year for a license in
order to use alcohol in compounding prescriptions.
› Guilford: Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.
› Hartford: You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your
hands
› In colonial times, Hartford, Conn., had an ordinance that allowed
any resident to rent the town chain for 2 pence.
› In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.
› In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street
› In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after
sunset.
› In Hartford, Conn., it's illegal to plant a tree in the street.
› In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to kiss your wife on Sunday.
› In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must
bounce.
› In Simsbury, Conn., it's illegal for a politician to campaign at the
town dump.
› It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
› It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
› It's illegal to clam at night in Connecticut.
› New Britain: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even
when going to a fire.
› No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.
› Southington: Silly string is banned.
› Strangers in Simsbury, Conn., were required, under an ordinance
enacted in 1701 and only recently repealed, to leave town within a
month unless they had at least 20 shillings to their names.
› The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited.
› This state still retains an old law forbidding any kind of "private
sexual behavior between consenting adults."
› Under the Code of 1650 in the New Haven Colony (in what is now
Connecticut), a 16-year-old boy could be put to death if he "cursed,
struck or disobeyed" his parents or was "stubborn or rebellious."
› Waterbury: It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing
while working on a customer.
› You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.
› You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
› You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.
› You may not educate dogs.
Delaware
› Delaware prohibits horse
racing of any kind on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
› In Delaware it is illegal to get married on a dare.
› In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a
license.
› It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is
carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
› Lewes: It is illegal to wear pants that are "firm fitting"
around the waist; Getting married on a dare is grounds for an
annulment.
Florida
›
(SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a
swimsuit.
› Apparently with an exaggerated idea of the laws of thermal dynamics,
the city council of West Palm Beach, Fla., once decreed that the roofs
of all outhouses be fireproof.
› A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday
or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
› Big Pine Key: It is illegal to molest a Key deer; If caught one will
be fined or will have to go to jail.
› Cape Coral: 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)
› Daytona Beach: The molestation of trash cans is banned; While
intoxicated, being under influence of narcotics is 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;
› Don't plan on using any of the celebratory Champagne bottle sizes
known as Methuselahs, Salamanazars, Balthazars or Nebuchadnezzars.
These very traditional Champagne bottle sizes are all illegal in
Florida.
› Florida deals with its prostitution problem by giving prostitutes
spending money, a five-year banishment, and a bus ticket out of town.
› Florida law forbids rats to leave the ships docked in Tampa Bay.
› Florida prohibits topless walking or running within a 150 foot zone
between the beach and the street.
› Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
› Hialeah: Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
› 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 Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is
illegal.
› In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.
› In Florida, a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting
on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
› In Florida, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless
gown.
› In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
› In Miami, Florida it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of
strapless gown.
› In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
› In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of
strapless gown.
› Miami Shores Village, Fla., has for years required that all goods
made in Communist countries and offered for sale in Miami Shores
Village be clearly marked as such. The ordinance notes that such goods
are often marked in a "false, misleading or inadequate manner, to hide
their Communist origins."
› In Sarasota it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in
a swimsuit.
› In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing
suit.
› It is considered an offense to shower naked.
› It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.
› It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.
› It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
› It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
› It's against a Key West, Fla., ordinance to spit on a church floor.
› It's illegal in Florida for an unmarried man and woman to live
together in "open and gross lewdness." Connecticut once had a similar
law, but only the woman was penalized.
› Key West: Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.
› Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
› Miami: It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of
strapless gown; 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.
› Oral sex is illegal.
› Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
› Pensacola: Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10
dollars on their person; It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street,
fines go up according to the contents of the barrel; A women can be
fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because
of using self-beautification utensils.
› Pinecrest: In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be
obtained.
› Sanford Stage: Nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide"
theatrical performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100
fine.
› Sarasota: If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00; You may not
catch crabs.
› Tampa Bay: It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00
P.M.
› Under a 1959 ordinance, stubborn children were considered vagrants
in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Fla.
› When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
› Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon
owner can also be fined for this horrible crime.
› Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the
salon owner.
› You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip
the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
› You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
› You may not kiss your wife's breasts.
Georgia
› Acworth: All citizens must own a
rake.
› An old law in Columbus, Ga., made it illegal to sit on your porch in
an indecent position.
› A Kennesaw, Ga. law makes it illegal for every homeowner not to own
a gun, unless you are a convicted felon, conscientious objector or
disabled.
› Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
› Atlanta: Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or
street lamp; One man may not be on another man's back.
› Columbus: 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.
› Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
› Gainesville: Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
› Georgia has 75 laws on how to build rice paddies, even though the
state has only one rice farm left. Rice was the state's No. 1 crop
before the Civil War. But right after the war, a hurricane destroyed
all the paddies and ponds. It was too expensive to replace them
without slaves, so the Rice State began growing peaches, peanuts and
other crops.
› Georgia officials were revising their state laws in 1981, and
noticed they still allowed pensions for Confederate widows. That week
the last widow died. Lawmakers bowed their heads, and deleted the law.
› In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone
pole or street lamp.
› In Columbus, Georgia it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an
indecent position.
› In Georgia, movie houses that want to show films on Sunday must
reserve one showing a month for religious material.
› It is illegal in Georgia to use profanity in the presence of a
corpse.
› In Quitman, It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
› It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless
the shades are down.
› It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro.
› It is illegal to take a bath of orange peel.
› It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in
a funeral home or in a coroners office.
› It used to be against the law in Jonesboro, Ga., to utter the words,
"Oh boy."
› Jonesboro: It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
› Kennesaw: Every head of household must possess a firearm of some
kind.
› Marietta: Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens
may spit from a truck.
› Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while
the state assembly is in session.
› No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is
Sunday.
› One man may not be on another man's back.
› Signs are required to be written in English.
› St. Mary's: No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
› Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit
from a truck.
› You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by
"fighting" words.
Hawaii
› All residents may be fined as
a result of not owning a boat.
› Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.
› Honolulu: Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful
to annoy any bird.
› In Hawaii it is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on
your eyelid unless in the presence of a registered physician.
› It used to be the law in Hawaii that children had to obey all
"lawful and moral" commands of their parents.
› It's illegal for a shooting gallery to offer liquor as a
prize. The shooter might want to come back after drinking the
prize and try again.
› You will be fined if you do not own a boat.
Idaho
› Boise: Residents may not fish from
a giraffe's back.
› Coeur d' Alene: If a police officer approaches a vehicle and
suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk,
or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the
car.
› Idaho Falls, Idaho: If you're 88 years of age or older, it's illegal
for you to ride your motorcycle.
› Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a
box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
› If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the
occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his
lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.
› Idaho and other states allow members of the Native American church
to use the hallucinogenic plant peyote in religious services.
› Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing
less than fifty pounds.
› In Idaho walking along the street with a red-tipped cane is strictly
prohibited.
› In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a
box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.
› In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The
carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited
to public view."
› It's illegal to hunt from the back of an anima.
› It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police
officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any
suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up
from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two
minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.
› Non-married couples in Idaho who engage in sexual intercourse can be
jailed for up to six months
› Pocatello: A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of
concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public
view"; A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their
face.
› Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.
› The town of Idaho Falls, Idaho, forbids anyone over the age of
eighty-eight to ride a motorcycle.
› You may not fish on a camel's back.
Illinois
› "Dwarf-tossing," the strange
practice of hurling dwarfs in padded suits, is outlawed in the bars of
Springfield, Ill., because it's dangerous and exploitative. The
practice is apparently allowed elsewhere in town, with a special
permit.
› A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the
Boardwalk. (Repealed)
› A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called
master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
› According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The
officially recognized language is "American".
› An Illinois state law requires that a man's female companion shall
call him "master" while out on a date. The law does not apply to
married couples.
› Champaign: One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
› Chicago: Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire; It is
illegal to give a dog whiskey; Kites may not be flown within the city
limits; Spitting is forbidden
› Cicero: Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
› Crete: It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's
dog; Cars may not be driven through the town.
› Des Plaines: Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to
trees.
› Eureka: A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman.
› Evanston: Bowling is forbidden; It is illegal to go
trick-or-treating on Halloween; It is unlawful to change clothes in an
automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
› Fairfield: It is unlawful for "Negroes" to be within county
boundaries from sundown to sunrise.
› Freeport: It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window.
› Galesburg: There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with
baseball bats.
› Homer: It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a
law enforcement officer.
› If the Rushville, Ill., city council doesn't have a quorum, those
sent can have the cops go out and arrest absent members and bring them
to the meeting.
› In Illinois it is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply
shaving cream to a customer's face.
› In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to
dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.
› In Chicago it is also illegal to take a French poodle to the opera,
and for women over 200 pounds (90 kilos) to ride horses in shorts.
› In Chicago, Illinois, it is illegal to fish in pajamas.
› In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or
"otherwise an unsightly or disgusting object" are banned from going
out in public.
› In Minoola, Ill., it's illegal to take your clothes off and "expose
the naked
› In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while
hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
› In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to
dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.
› It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of
Urbana, Illinois.
› It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog.
› It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and
other domesticated animal kept as pets.
› It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
› 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.
› It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains
drawn, except in case of fire.
› It's not clear what this has done to the bar business, but a law in
Chicago, Ill., makes it illegal to serve liquor to the feeble-minded.
› Joliet: 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.
› Kenilworth: 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.
› Kirkland: Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through
any of Kirkland's streets.
› Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
› Moline: 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.
› Morton Grove: You may not own a handgun
› Normal: It is against the law to make faces at dogs.
› Orland Park: No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment,
because it supports gambling.
› Ottawa: Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.
› Park Ridge: Trucks may only park inside closed garages.
› Peoria: Basketball hoops may not be installed on a driveway.
› Pullman: It is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting
on the curb; It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's
neck; 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.
› The English language is not to be spoken.
› Take some elocution lessons if you're going to Joliet, Ill., where
it's against the law to mispronounce the city's name. Offenders can be
fined up to $500.
› The people in Manteno, Ill., do not want used facial tissue, period.
Hence, you cannot "throw, drop or place" a used hankie "upon any
public way or public place or upon the floor of any convenience or
upon the floor of any theater, hall or assembly or public building or
upon the surface or any lot or parcel of ground or on the roof on any
building or in any light or air shaft, court or areaway."
› Under a 1872 law still on the books, an alderman in Chicago can
carry a gun. Some do.
› You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one
dollar bill on your person.
› 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.
› 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.
› You must contact the police before entering the city in an
automobile.
› Zion: It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats,
or any other domesticated animals.
Indiana
› "Spiteful Gossip" and "talking
behind a person's back" are illegal.
› 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.
› 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)
› A sports agent is supposed to give a college 10 days notice before
luring a star athlete into the professional ranks.
› A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards
in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
› All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public
roads.
› 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.
› Auburn: It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline
skate in a commercially zoned area. For these offenses, there is a
fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's bicycle for a
period not to exceed 30 days.
› Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of
smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine and the
trial costs.
› Bathing is prohibited during the winter.
› Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
› Beech Grove: It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.
› Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100
stripes.
› Citizens are not allowed to attend a cinema or theatre nor ride in a
public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.
› Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.
› Drinks on the house are illegal.
› Due to a typographical error, a routine ordinance in Shelbyville,
Ind., about charging for bad checks started out: "Whereas, the city of
Shelbyville through its various governmental fascists receives
numerous checks..." This was changed to "governmental facets."
› 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.
› Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.
› Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
› 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 Certain Immoral Practices.
› In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house
or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours
of eating garlic.
› In Indiana it is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to
induce laughter.
› In South Bend, Indiana, it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a
cigarette.
› It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.
› It is illegal in Elkhart, Indiana, for a barber to threaten to cut
off a youngster's ears.
› It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
› It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.
› It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.
› It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
› Liquor stores may not sell milk.
› Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.
› Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
› Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually
kiss other humans.
› No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
› One man may not back into a parking spot because it prevents police
officers from seeing the license plate.
› Oral sex is illegal.
› Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from
wearing tail lights.
› Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the
legislature is in session.
› South Bend: It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
› State government officials who engage in private duels can be
dismissed from their post.
› Taxpayers of Bainbridge, Ind., used to have to swear a solemn oath
that the values they placed on their taxable property were the fair
market values.
› Terre Haute: No one may spit on the sidewalk.
› The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415.
› Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie
house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.
› You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table; the
waiter or waitress has to do it.
› You are required to pour your drink into a glass.
› You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying
for him/her.
Iowa
› A man with a moustache may never
kiss a woman in public.
› An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol
can't legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
› Don't plan on running a "tab" in Iowa; it's illegal.
› Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
› If a law enforcement officer is having a drink in a bar in Iowa and
an employee pours water down the drain, the water is legally
considered an alcohol beverage intended for unlawful purposes.
› In Dubuque any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and
a hitching post in front of the building.
› In Fort Madison the fire department is required to practice fire
fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
› In Marshalltown horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
› In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the
corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom
he is unaquainted."
› Indianola: The "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned.
› It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or
narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax
stamp.
› It is illegal to hunt from an aircraft.
› It is illegal to accept a gratuity or tip in Iowa.
› It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police
officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any
suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up
from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two
minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.
› Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
› One-armed piano players must perform for free.
› Ottumwa: Within the city limits, a man may not wink at any woman he
does not know.
› Riverboat gamblers in Iowa have a $5 maximum bet.
› The Iowa Legislature once passed a resolution ordering the state
cafeteria to start serving cornbread.
› Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't
allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with
you -- or holding you in his arms.
› You may shoot Native Americans if there are more than five of them
on your property at any one time.
Kansas
› Dodge City: It is illegal to spit
on a sidewalk. All places of business must provide a horse water troft
› If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until
the other has passed.
› In Kansas City, KS, saying the name "George Washington" without
adding the phrase "blessed be his name," can land you with a fine of
up to fifty cents.
› In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing
striped suites.
› In Topeka, Kansas, servers are forbidden to serve wine in teacups.
› In Wichita, at the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, all
motorists are required to stop at the intersection, exit their
vehicles, and fire three shotgun rounds, before continuing on their
way.
› It is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch.
› It is illegal to hunt whales.
› It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.
› Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night
to wear tail lights.
› Lawrence: All cars entering the city limits must first sound their
horn to warn the horses of their arrival. No one may wear a bee in
their hat.
› Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, are not allowed to purchase cap
pistols; they may buy shotguns freely, however.
› No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.
› Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.
› Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.
› Russell: Musical car horns are banned
› Salina: It is against the law to leave your car running unattended.
› The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.
› Topeka: The installation of bathtubs is prohibited.
› Wichita: Before proceeding through the intersection of Douglas and
Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehicle and fire
three shot gun rounds into the air. Any person caught using or
carrying bean snappers or the like shall upon conviction, be fined.
-City ordinance 349 of Wichita, Kansas.
Kentucky
› A person can be sent to jail for
five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a
gift to a friend in Kentucky.
› An ordinance in Murray, Ky., says the superintendent of sanitation
"shall determine whether a person is small, medium or large." Why the
superintendent should make this determination is left unsaid.
› A Kentucky statute says: "No female shall appear in a bathing suit
on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least
two officers or unless she be armed with a club." Later, an amendment
proposed: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any
female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor
shall it apply to female horses."
› All nude people in your house must be registered in Kentucky.
› An excerpt from brilliant Kentucky state legislation. "No female
shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless
she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a
club". The following important ammendment however is to be considered
here: "The provisions of this statuate shall not apply to females
weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds,
› 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
› Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in
connection with any 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.).
› By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she
"cannot hold onto the ground".
› Each year, the mayor of Danville, Ky., must appoint "three
intelligent housekeepers" to the Board of Tax Supervisors.
› Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a
policeman's tie.
› In Danville, Ky., it's illegal to throw slops or soapsuds in the
street.
› In Kentucky, according to an old law, it's illegal to use any kind
of reptile in a religious service. It's not certain if the law would
withstand First Amendment scrutiny today.
› In Kentucky every citizen of is required to take a shower once a
year.
› In Kentucky you need a license to walk around nude on your property.
› In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in
your pocket.
› It is illegal in Kentucky to marry the same man more than 3 times.
› It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky.
› It is illegal to shoot game out of the window of a moving vehicle,
with the exception of a whale
› It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
› It's illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky without an
Indiana Fishing License.
› Lexington: It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your
pocket. By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or
she "cannot hold onto the ground."
› 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)
› 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.)
› Owensboro: A woman may not buy a hat without her husband's
permission. One may not receive anal sex.
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)
Louisiana
› An old ordinance declares
goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for
the privilege of wearing one in public.
› Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault",
while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated
assault".
› Communism has been against the law in Haines City, La., since
1950.
› If you've ever been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, you'll see
the kings and queens on the various floats throwing plastic
money, medallions and jewels to the crowd, but not food. It's
against the law to throw food from a float in the Mardi Gras
festivities.
› It is against state law to steal even a single crawfish.
› 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.
› It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is
waving a flag in front of it.
› It is illegal in Lafayette, Louisiana to play a musical
instrument for the purpose of attracting attention, without a
license.
› It's legal to walk down the street with a drink in New
Orleans, even to drive with a drink. But if you fall over and
block the sidewalk, you've just broken the law.
› Louisiana law prohibits couples who are shopping for a new bed
from putting it to the "ultimate test"-- in other words, from
trying it out by making love on it, or even simulating this
activity.
› Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
› New Orleans: You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.
› Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal
matter are not allowed.
› Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed
and securely locked.
› Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat
of their taxi during their shifts.
› You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.
Maine
› After January 14th you will
be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still
up.
› In Augusta to stroll down the street playing a violin is
against the law.
› It's illegal to clean salmon along Maine's upper Kennebec
River. Enforcement of this law has been made easier for many
years by the fact that, because of a dam, there are no salmon on
the upper Kennebec River.
› In Maine, it is illegal to sell a car on Sunday unless it
comes equipped with plumbing.
› In Maine it's illegal to catch lobsters with your bare hands.
› In Portland shoelaces must be tied while walking down the
street.
› In Waterville, Maine, it is illegal to blow one's nose in
public.
› It's unlawful to tickle a woman's chin with a feather duster
in Portland.
› Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.
› 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.
Maryland
› Baltimore City: Though you may spit
on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited. You may
not curse inside the city limits.
› Baltimore: It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story
window within the city limits. It's illegal to take a lion to the
movies. 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) -Park Rule 6 It is a violation of city code to sell
chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.
› Baltimore has regulations governing the disposal of hog's heads, pet
droppings and oyster shells.
› Columbia: You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house
yet you can have a 25' satellite dish. Though clotheslines are banned,
clothes may be draped over a fence.
› Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.
› Gypsies should steer clear of Caroline County, Md., where it's a
$100 fine or six months in the can for "forecasting or pretending to
foretell the future."
› In Baltimore it's illegal to block the sidewalk with a box. But the
offense only carries a $1 fine. Another law makes it illegal to throw
bale of hay (or of anything else) out a second-story window. That gets
you a $20 fine.
In Baltimore it's illegal to play professional croquet before 2 p.m.
Sunday. The law also applies to professional quoits.
› In Baltimore it is illegal to mistreat oysters.
› In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks no matter how
dirty they get.
› In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the
movies.
› In Halethrope, Maryland kisses longer than one second are illegal.
› In Maryland, a woman may not go through her husband's pockets while
he is sleeping.
› In Maryland, men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.
› In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines
with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending
machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for
consumption on the premises."
› In Maryland, the legislature once proposed a board of parachute
examiners to be made up of five licensed parachute instructors who
would test and license all other parachute instructors. The plan had
been abandoned when it was learned there were only three licensed
parachute instructors in the state.
› In the entire state of Maryland, it is illegal to give or recieve
oral sex.
› It is a violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt.
$10 fine.
› It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.
› Maryland now requires that alcohol beverage writers be certified as
experts by an agency of the state before they can receive product
samples, which it limits to three bottles per brand.
› Ocean City: A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going
topless on the Boardwalk. Eating while swimming in the ocean is
prohibited
› Thistles may not grow in one's yard.
› You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can
have a 25' satellite dish.
› You cannot swear while inside the city limits of Baltimore.
› You cannot throw a bail of hay out of a second story window in
Annapolis.
› You may not curse inside the city limits.
Massachusetts
› A Boston mayor who disliked dancing
and liked to retire early once banned midnight dancing in the Hub
City.
› A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.
› Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal.
› Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.
› All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday.
› An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a
special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
› At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.
› Boston: It is illegal to play the fiddle. Two people may not kiss in
front of a church. 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. Anyone may let their sheep and
cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except o Sundays.
It is illegal to eat peanuts in church. 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. No one may take a
bath without a prescription. It is illegal for any citizen to own more
than three dogs.
› Both Massachusetts and New Hampshire had old laws that penalized
gamblers who lost money. You'd get fined in Massachusetts if you had
any money left.
› Bullets may not be used as currency.
› 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. It costs $50 extra for a permit for
hurling, soccer or Gaelic football games in a public park on a Sunday.
› Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
› Defacing a milk carton is punishable by a $10 fine.
› Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.
› 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.
› Hunting on Sundays is prohibited.
› Holyoke, Massachusetts, makes it unlawful to water your lawn when it
is raining.
› In a law that predates returnable bottles and cans, it's illegal in
Boston to rummage through rubbish containers.
› In 1659 the state of Massachusetts outlawed Christmas.
› In Boston it's illegal to post an advertisement on a public urinal.
It's also against the law to hang a vending machine on a utility pole.
› In Boston, it's illegal to cut firewood in the street, or shoot a
bow and arrow in the street.
› In Boston it's against the law to keep manure in a building unless
the building is being used as a stable. If it is, you can keep up to
two cords of manure. If you're overstocked, you need a permit to move
the stuff. And you can't leave it in the street.
› In Boston, Massachusetts it is illegal to take a bath unless
instructed to do so by a physician.
› In Massachusetts, it is unlawful to deliver diapers on Sunday,
regardless of emergencies.
› In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee.
› In Massachusetts, if you get caught eating peanuts in church , you
can be jailed for up to one year.
› In Provincetown, Mass., it's illegal to sell suntan oil until after
noon on Sunday.
› In Salem, Massachusetts sleeping in the nude in a rented room is
forbidden, even for married couples.
› It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.
› It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
› It is illegal to put tomatoes in clam chowder.
› It is illegal to reproach Jesus Christ or the holy ghost.
› It is illegal to take more than 2 baths a month within Boston
confines.
› It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is
punishable by a $200 fine
› It's illegal to allow someone to use stilts while working on the
construction of a building.
› It's illegal to drive Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, or Indian cattle on
a public road.
› It's illegal to keep a mule on the second floor of a building not in
a city unless there are 2 exits.
› 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.
› It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.
› Longmeadow: It is illegal for two men to carry a bathtub across the
town green.
› Marlboro: It is illegal to buy, sell or possess a squirt gun. Silly
string is illegal in the city limits. One may not detonate a nuclear
device in the city. It is illegal for any citizen to own more than two
dogs.
› Massachusetts law declares that peanuts may not be eaten in court.
› 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.
› Milford: Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden.
› Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
› Newton: All families must be given a hog from the town's mayor.
› No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
› North Andover: An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns.
› Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden.
› Public boxing matches are outlawed.
› Quakers and witches are banned.
› Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and
securely locked.
› Southbridge, Massachusetts, makes it illegal to read books or
newspapers after 8 p.m. in the streets.
› Tattooing and body piercing is illegal.
› Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of
their taxi during their shifts.
› There is a Massachusetts law requiring all dogs to have their hind
legs tied during the month of April.
› Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.
› Under an old law in Marblehead, Mass., it was illegal to cross the
street on Sunday, unless absolutely necessary.
› Woburn: In bars, it is illegal to "walk around" with a beer in your
hand.
› You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can
have a 25' satellite dish.
› You may not curse inside the city limits.
› You may not, at any time take a crap on your neighbor.
Michigan
› A Michigan law states that a wife's
hair legally belongs to her husband.
› 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.
› In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer
to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
› In Detroit, couples are not allowed to make love in an automobile
unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's
own property.
› In Detroit, Michigan it is illegal to sleep in a bathtub.
› In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must have his or
her bathing suit inspected by a police officer.
› It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt
in your house.
› It is illegal to loiter in the city morgue in Detroit.
› It's illegal in Michigan for a person under the age of 21 to give a
gift of alcohol beverage to anyone, even to a person of legal age.
› Permitting diners to take home an unfinished bottle of alcohol
beverage, rather than consuming it all before leaving to prevent
"waste," encourages moderation and discourages intoxication. However,
this is prohibited in Michigan.
› Smoking while in bed is illegal.
› The use of the names of dead presidents to sell alcohol in Michigan
is prohibited.
› Under an 1889 law, the health officer of East Jordan, Mich., could
send any nonresident with an infectious disease back to where he came
from, as long as the person could travel. If not, the officer could
rent a house for use as a pest house.
› You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of
Michigan.
Minnesota
› A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law
declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the
telephone unless monitored by a parent.
› A Minnesota tax form is quite thorough. Some would say too thorough.
It even asks for your date of death.
› A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
› A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's
permission.
› All bathtubs must have feet.
› All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
› 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.
› Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
› Clawson: There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep
with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
› Every man in Brainerd, Minnesota is required by law to grow a beard.
› 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.
› Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.
› Harper Woods: It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as
parakeets.
› 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.
› In Duluth, Minnesota it is illegal to allow animals to sleep in a
bakery.
› In Minnesota, it's illegal to tease skunks. (As if being sprayed
weren't enough of a deterrent.)
› It is illegal to sleep naked.
› It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt
in your house.
› It used to be legal in Minnesota to sell rolled candy on Sunday, and
illegal to sell flat candy. The wafer people have gotten this one
repealed.
› Minneapolis: Red cars can not drive down Lake Street
› Minnesota has repealed its so-called "Twinkie" law, under which a
Minneapolis City Council candidate was indicted for dispensing $34
worth of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, cookies, Kool-Aid and coffee to some senior
citizens.
› Minnesotans are forbade from teasing skunks.
› No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic,
onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his
wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.
› Oral sex is prohibited.
› Public intoxication is a crime in Pennsylvania but specifically not
a crime in Minnesota.
› Rochester: All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of
police. Smoking while in bed is illegal.
› St. Cloud: Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.
› There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town
office.
› Virginia: You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.
› Wayland: Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost
of 3 cents per day.
› You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of
Michigan.
Kalamazoo: It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.
Mississippi
› Adultery or Fornication (living
together while not married or having sex with someone that is not your
spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.
› Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.
› Columbus: The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than
actually shooting it.
› Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road.
› In Brandon, Mississipi it is illegal to attempt to stop someone from
walking down the sidewalk by parking a motorhome in their path.
› In Temperance, MS, you can't walk a dog without dressing it in
diapers.
› In Oxford, Miss., it's illegal to "create unnecessary noises." < |