Fun Friday
You won’t believe some of the funny, crazy, not to mention dumb laws that are found around the World. While you can find these laws nearly anywhere, today we’re taking a look at the “Only in America” laws that make you go “hmm… what were they thinking when they came up with this one!” Each state has a handful of off-the-wall dumb laws, so today we’ll go through two of these laws for each state.
Alabama
- You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant
- You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time
Alaska
- It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane
- While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited
Arizona
- Hunting camels is prohibited
- Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs
Arkansas
- It’s illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in the state
- Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may results in a 30-day jail term
California
- One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o’clock
- You may not bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time
Colorado
- It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver
- It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 PM
Connecticut
- It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades
- You may not educate dogs
Delaware
- It is illegal to get married on a dare
- It is illegal to fly over any body of water unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink
D.C.
- It’s a crime to give false weather reports
- It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia
Florida
- You may not fart in a public place after 6 PM on Thursdays
- Failure to tell your neighbor that is house is on fire is illegal
Georgia
- It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down
- You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by “fighting” words
Hawaii
- Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird
- All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat
Idaho
- The town of Idaho Falls, Idaho forbids anyone over the age of eighty-eight to ride a motorcycle
- Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime
Illinois
- It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets
- Spitting is forbidden
Indiana
- Men are prohibited from standing in a bar
- It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday
Iowa
- One-armed piano players must perform for free
- A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public
Kansas
- It is illegal to hunt whales
- It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pies
Kentucky
- It is illegal to marry the same man more than 3 times
- It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow
Louisiana
- It is illegal to gargle in public places
- Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked
Maine
- After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up
- You may not step out of a plane in flight
Maryland
- In Baltimore, it is illegal to mistreat oysters
- You may not curse inside the city limits
Massachusetts
- Alcohol drink specials are illegal
- All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday
Michigan
- A Michigan law states that a wife’s hair legally belongs to her husband
- Smoking while in bed is illegal
Minnesota
- All men driving motorcycles must wear a shirt
- All bathtubs must have feet
Mississippi
- It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session
- Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of an road
Missouri
- Hard objects may not be thrown by hand
- Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters
Montana
- Balls may not be thrown within the city limits
- It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone
Nebraska
- It is illegal to go whale fishing
- If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested
Nevada
- It is against the law to pawn your dentures
- It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway
New Hampshire
- It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach
- You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt
New Jersey
- Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street
- It is illegal to slurp soup
New Mexico
- It is forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public
- Gambling on bicycle races is legal
New York
- You need a permit to transport carbonated beverages
- It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun
North Carolina
- It is against the law to sing off key
- You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars
North Dakota
- It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on
- Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant
Ohio
- It is illegal to ride on the roof of a taxi cab
- It is illegal to run out of gas
Oklahoma
- If you wear New York Jets clothing, you may be put in jail
- Molesting an automobile is illegal
Oregon
- You must let your dishes drip dry
- No more than two people may share a single drink
Pennsylvania
- No one is allowed to sleep on a refrigerator
- Singing in the bathtub is prohibited
Rhode Island
- It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley
- You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday
South Carolina
- It is legal to beat your wife on a Sunday morning on the steps of the state house
- No work may be done on Sunday. An exception is that light bulbs may be sold
South Dakota
- It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory
- Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden
Tennessee
- It is illegal to catch a fish with a lasso
- It is illegal to gather and consume road kill
Texas
- It is illegal to milk another person’s cow
- It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers - you don’t need a windshield, but you must have the wipers
Utah
- It is illegal not to drink milk
- Women may not swear
Vermont
- It is against the law to whistle under water
- Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth
Virginia
- Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween
- Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited
Washington
- All lollipops are banned
- It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich
West Virginia
- Road kill may be taken home for supper
- If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined
Wisconsin
- It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep
- Cheese making requires a cheese maker’s license
Wyoming
- You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June
- Citizens of Cheyenne may not take showers on Wednesdays
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The car law in Indiana is only half right - I don’t remember the exact wording, but basically you can’t sell ANYTHING with an engine and wheels on a Sunday - meaning you can’t even buy a lawn mower.
Are these really true or is it just a joke? (Seriously, I just want to know if these are real or not.)
Laws about hunting in France are very numerous, and embed the ones you signaled.
In France, it’s illegal to pretend wine is bad for health.
Driving without shoes is illegal too.
It’s prohibited and a shame to phone in a car.
Driving horses or donkeys is prohibited on highways. As for camels.
To drive an elephant, you must own the adequate authorization.
One may be fined if laughing at governement members and if at France’s president, one shall.
It is highly recommendable to denounce anyone suspected of anything not very legal. Failing to do this in perfect knoweledge can lead to passive complicity. Strangers are suspect by principle.
This is the true frenchy mentality. i’m laughing of course…?
This is really awesome,
my Kudos to the people who made these rules
I meant Hilarious Guys
That one in AK about not waking a sleeping bear to take its picture makes perfect sense. Shooting the bear won’t get you killed. Waking him to take his picture will.
At one point, all of these laws were real. Some of them are still around and haven’t been changed.
* It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 PM
This one seems pretty sound to me, I mean hookers do tend to hang around on the streets, and red is a popular color for women of that profession.
* After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up
I’d love to have this law here too
I was going to say the same thing. Of course they should also specify a time frame when if you had decorations up prior you would be charged. Oh wait we already have those laws they were created by Home Owners Associations.
LOL, This is quite funny man. I can’t believe they still have these laws around.
They need to have a law that says that they can’t have a Santa clause parade before Thanksgiving, come on Santa is suppose to be in the North Pole creating the toys, doesn’t have time for a Christmas Parade, or better yet the meet/greet Santa at your local Malls, it’s too early!
That Virginia law is stupid - illegal to go trick or treating.
Check out more dumb laws at http://www.dumblaws.com
Please do an encore, with stupid laws from outside the states, I know for a fact that America is not an only child on this matter. Here in Europe we have numerous!
I found a list of odd sex laws once on the internet. My favorite from Ames IA (where I go to school) is : “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.”
Here is the full list:http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1265174944439808636&postID=1701152470997240617
Nobody would ever put them up then.
But Santa is in every mall, too.
Not a bad idea, I may have to do that!
Wow. You have to be be making some of those up. No carrying a lunch down the street at noon in CA?!
While some of these make perfect sense (e.g. “Smoking while in bed is illegal”, that can be dangerous when you’re tired), others like “You may not educate dogs” and “All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday” are just plain stupid. I mean: what are these dogs going to do, take over the world?
Would dog training be considered educating dogs?
Maybe they’re smarter than we think. Look at it this way, we’re the ones working to feed and take care of them, so they’ve got it made.
Think I might start using the SC one about not working on Sunday.