ALABAMA Stupid Laws

In Alabama, it is illegal to wear a fake mustache 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 illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.

In Mobile, AL, it is illegal for pigeons to eat pebbles from composite roofs.

It is illegal to play Dominoes on Sunday.

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

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

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Incestuous marriages are legal.

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

In Anniston, you may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.

It is illegal to wear a mask in public.



ALASKA Silly Laws

It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

In Anchorage, it is illegal for a person to tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.

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



ARIZONA Weird State Laws

No more than six girls may live in any house.

It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.

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

Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.

It is illegal to let a Donkey sleep in a bathtub.

Hunting camels is prohibited.

An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.

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

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

In Globe, you cannot play cards in the street with a Native American.



ARKANSAS Funny Laws

It is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.

It is legal for a husband to beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

It is illegal to keep Alligators in bathtubs.

Dogs may not bark after 6 PM in Little Rock.

In Little Rock it is unlawful to walk one’s cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.



CALIFORNIA Stupid Laws

It is illegal to give or receive oral sex.

In Cerritos, all dog waste must be removed from any yard within seven days.


In California, It is illegal to duck hunt while flying in an airplane.

In Los Angeles, customers in meat markets are prohibited from poking a turkey to see how tender it is.

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

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

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


In Los Angeles, you can be fined for bathing two babies in the same tub at the same time.

Under California state law, it is illegal to peel an orange in a hotel room.

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.

In Baldwin Park, nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

In San Francisco, it is illegal to spray people's clothing with saliva spewed out of your mouth.

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

In Blythe you are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least 2 cows.

In Berkeley, California, it's against the law to whistle for your lost canary before 7 A.M.


Women may not drive in a house coat.

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

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.

Bowling on the sidewalk is illegal in Chico, CA.



COLORADO Silly Laws

In Denver, it is illegal to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for 3 consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.

In Alamosa it is illegal to throw missiles at cars.

Persons may not urinate in public.

In Boulder, CO boulders may not be rolled on city property.

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

In Aspen catapults may not be fired at buildings.





CONNECTICUT Funny Laws

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

In Connecticut, you are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.

In Devon it is illegal to walk backwards after sunset.

It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.

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

Silly strings are banned in Southington.

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

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

You may not educate dogs in Hartford.

It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday in Hartford.



DELAWARE Weird State Laws

Alcohol may not be served in nightclubs if dancing is occurring on the premises at the same time.

No person shall pretend to sleep on a bench on the boardwalk.

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

One may not whisper in church.

No person shall change clothes in his or her vehicle.

Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.

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



FLORIDA Stupid Laws

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

Oral sex is illegal in Florida.

One may not commit any “unnatural acts” with another person.

It is illegal to sell your children in Florida.

You may not kiss your wife’s breasts.

When having sex, only the missionary position is legal in Florida.

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

Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.


In Sarasota Florida it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit

Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and live together in the same residence.

It is illegal to have sexual relations with a porcupine in Florida.

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



GEORGIA Stupid Laws

It is Illegal to keep Donkeys in bathtubs in Georgia.

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

In Georgia it is illegal to drive your car on the sidewalk.

In Quitman, it is against the law for a chicken to cross any road within the city limits.

The use of profanity over the phone in Columbus, GA is illegal.

In Atlanta, it is illegal for one man to carry another man on his back.

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

It is illegal to have a picnic in a graveyard.

Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM.

It is illegal to use a slingshot made in Alabama inside the city limits of Atlanta.

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

To spit on sidewalks after dark is illegal, during daylight hours it is acceptable.

Georgia has a law prohibiting people from saying "Oh boy" in public.

In Columbus, GA it's illegal to deface a house, fence or tree in any way (like carving one's name in it) inside the city limits.

All sex toys are banned.

Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.

At Nickajack Elementary School in Cobb County all peanut products are banned.

It is illegal for one to make a disturbing sound at a fair.



HAWAII Stupid Laws

Billboards are outlawed Hawaii.

In Hawaii it is against the law for you to insert coins in your ear.

Residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.



IDAHO Weird State Laws

Police officers in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window of a parked car who's occupants are having sex. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately 3 minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.

Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.

You may not fish on a camel’s back.

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

Bicycles are not allowed in the tennis courts.

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



ILLINOIS Stupid Laws

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

One may not pee in his neighbor’s mouth in Champaign.

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.

In Homer, only police officers can legally carry slingshots.

In Joliet, women can be arrested for trying on more than 6 dresses in one store.

It is Illegal to eat in a place that is on fire.

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

It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

Cars may not be driven through the town in Crete.

In Evanston bowling is forbidden.

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



INDIANA Funny Laws

It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.

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

Oral sex is illegal.

French Lick Springs, once passed a law requiring all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.

You may not back into a parking spot. Police officers cannot see your license plate.

The value of Pi is 3.

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.

Liquor stores may not sell milk.

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

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.

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

A person must get a referral from a licensed physician if he or she wishes to see a hypnotist unless the desired procedure is to quit smoking or lose weight.

It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.

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



IOWA Stupid Laws

It is illegal for a man with a mustache to kiss a woman in public.

One-armed piano players must perform for free.

In Marshalltown horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

In Ottumwa a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.

Liquor stores may not place advertisements for beer outside the store in Bettendorf.

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

Tanning bed facilities must warn of the risk of getting a sunburn.

In Mount Vernon one must obtain written permission from the City Council before throwing bricks into a highway.



KANSAS Funny Laws

Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.

In McLough, it's illegal to wash your false teeth in a public drinking fountain.

It is illegal to catch fish with bare hands.

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

An ordinance in Lawrence, Kansas, forbids anyone to carry bees in his hat while on the city streets.

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

It is Illegal to sing the alphabet on the streets at night in Topeka.

In Russell musical car horns are banned.

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



KENTUCKY Weird State Laws

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

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

It is considered an offense for anyone to receive anal sex.

An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns.

One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.

Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.

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

Tattooing and body piercing is illegal.

One may not receive anal sex in Owensboro.

Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

In Owensboro a woman may not buy a hat without her husband’s permission.

It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.

In Fort Thomas Dogs are prohibited to molest cars.



LOUISIANA Stupid Laws

Spectators at a boxing match may not mock one of the contestants.

“Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.

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

One could land in jail for up to a year for making a false promise.

A Person could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.

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

One may not “dare” another to go onto railroad tracks owned by another.

No one may pour a drink out on the ground at any drive-in movie.

It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.

It is illegal to gargle in public places.

Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.



MAINE Funny Laws

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.

In Portland, it's illegal to tickle a girl under the chin with a feather duster.

In South Berwick it is illegal to park in front of Dunkin Donuts.

You may not step out of a plane in flight.


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



MARYLAND Stupid Laws

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

You may not curse inside the city limits in Baltimore City.

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

No person who is a “tramp” or “vagrant” shall loiter in any park at any time.

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

In Rockville persons may not swear while on the highway.

It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt.



MASSACHUSETTS Stupid Laws

A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.

All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday.

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

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

It is illegal to give beer to hospital patients.

Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

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

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

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

Bullets may not be used as currency.



MICHIGAN Stupid Laws

It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.

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

No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.

In Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.

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

Adultery is illegal, but can only be punished upon a complaint by the affected husband or wife.

It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose.

There is a 3 cent bounty for each starling and 10 cent bounty for each crow killed in any village, township, or city in the state. (Repealed, 2006)



MINNESOTA Stupid Laws

It is illegal to stand around any building without a good reason to be there.

It is illegal to sleep naked.

In Alexandria, Minnesota a man is not allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath.

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

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

In Minneapolis red cars may not drive down Lake Street.

All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.

Oral sex is prohibited.

In St. Cloud hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.



MISSISSIPPI Weird State Laws

It is illegal to teach others what polygamy is.

Private citizens may personally arrest any person that disturbs a church service.

If one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month.

A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.

Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000.

Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.

In Natchez, it is illegal for an elephant to drink beer.

Adultery or Fornication (living together or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.

Exterior burglar bars which are viewable from the street are not allowed in Ridgeland.



MISSOURI Stupid Laws

It is not illegal to speed.

In Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unenbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."

Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).

It is illegal to have oral sex.



MONTANA Funny Laws

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

It is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style.

One may not pretend to abuse an animal in the presence of a minor.

In Billings no person shall raise pet rats.

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

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

In Helena it is illegal to annoy passersby on sidewalks with a revolving water sprinkler.

NEBRASKA

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

Persons with gonorrhea may not marry.

In Lehigh doughnut holes may not be sold.

The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.

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.



NEVADA Dumb State Laws

It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

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

It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

Benches may not be placed in the middle of any street in Reno.



NEW HAMPSHIRE Dumb State Laws

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.


On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.

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”.



NEW JERSEY Weird Laws

All motorists must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.

It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.

Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.

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

In Blairstown no street-side trees may be planted that “obscure the air”.


It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.

You cannot pump your own gas.



NEW MEXICO Dumb State Laws

Idiots may not vote.

In New Mexico it's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking.

In Las Cruces you may not carry a lunchbox down Main Street.

In Deming, persons may not spit on the steps of the opera house.


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

Hunting is prohibited in Mountain View Cemetery in Deming.





NEW YORK Dumb State Laws

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.


In Woodstock, NY it is illegal to walk your bear on the street without a leash.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

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


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

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

In New York it is illegal to flirt. An old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

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


In Ocean City eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.

People may not slurp their soup.

Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.



NORTH CAROLINA Dumb State Laws

It’s against the law to sing off key.

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.

Oral sex is considered a crime against nature.

A three dollar tax must be paid on all white goods sold.

The mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal in North Carolina and may result in a $2,000 fine.

Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.

It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.

Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.

In Barber fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.

In Dunn it is illegal to drive cars through city cemeteries for pleasure.



NORTH DAKOTA Dumb State Laws

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

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

In Devils Lake New Year’s celebrations are somewhat bland as fireworks may not be set off after 11:00 PM!

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

In 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 Weird State Laws

No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the 4th of July.

It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.


It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited.


It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.

Anal intercourse is banned.

The Ohio driver’s education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.

Breast feeding is not allowed in public.

In Akron it is illegal to display colored chickens for sale.

No person shall solicit sex from another of the same gender if it offends the second person.

In Canton if one loses their pet tiger, they must notify the authorities within one hour.

In Bexley ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.



OKLAHOMA

Oral sex is a misdemeanor and is punisable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

It is illegal for the owner of a bar to allow anyone inside to pretend to have sex with a buffalo.

It’s statutory rape for a man over 18 to have sex with a female under the age of 18, provided she’s a virgin.

It is illegal to have sex before you are married.

Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker must have their name and picture shown on television.

It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.


It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle.

People who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.

Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus.

It is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.



OREGON Dumb State Laws

It is illegal to whisper “dirty” things in your lover’s ear during sex.

It is illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway.

A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary.

Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.

Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are standing on the sidewalk.

Babies may not be carried on the running boards of a car.

Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.

In Klamath River it’s illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.

In Hood River juggling is prohibited without a license.



PENNSYLVANIA Dumb State Laws

You may not sing in the bathtub.

It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.

You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.

Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

In Bensalem operators of bingo games may not advertise the prizes offered.



RHODE ISLAND Stupid State Laws

Ropes may not be strung across a highway.

One must make a loud noise before passing a car on the left.

Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or testing the speed of the horse is illegal.

Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.

No one may bite off another's leg.

You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday in Providence.



SOUTH CAROLINA Dumb State Laws

Railroad companies may be held liable in some instances for scaring horses.

No work may be done on Sunday.

It is illegal to give or receive oral sex in South Carolina.

It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

A railroad my not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.

Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.

When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven vehicle you must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse traffic.

It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.



SOUTH DAKOTA

Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.

If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them.

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.



TENNESSEE Dumb State Laws

Giving and receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.

You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

The age of consent is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin.

More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.

Driving is not to be done while asleep.

Giving and receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.

Interracial marriages are illegal.

It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.

It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.

Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.

The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.

It is illegal to carry Skunks into the state.


In Dyersburg it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.



TEXAS Dumb Laws

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

An anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office.

Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.

It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.

Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.

In Abilene it is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.

It’s illegal to possess realistic dildos in Dallas.



UTAH

You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.

It is against the law to fish from horseback.

It is illegal to cause a catastrophe.

When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.

It is illegal not to drink milk.

A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

No one may have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call.

It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.

Boxing matches that allow biting are not allowed.

In Provo, throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine.

Women may not swear in Logan.

Individuals may not possess beer in containers larger than two liters unless they are a retailer.


Daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.



VERMONT

At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.

In Barre all residents shall bathe every Saturday night.

Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.



VIRGINIA Dumb State Laws

It is illegal to tickle women.

In Norfolk, Virginia, it is illegal for a woman to go out without wearing a corset.

You may not have oral or anal sex.

It is illegal to have sex with the lights on and one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.


If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.

Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.

No animal may be hunted for on Sunday with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 AM.

There is a state law prohibiting “corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates.

In Prince William County, it is illegal to cuss about another.

In Prince William County, no person may keep a skunk as a pet.

In Dayton, a person of color may not be oustide or within the city limits after 7 pm.

In Culpeper, no one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.



WASHINGTON Dumb State Laws

Destroying a beer cask or bottle of another is illegal.

X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.

People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.

You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday.

In Washington, anyone under the age of 18 must have parental permission to throw a tear gas canister.

It is illegal to entice girls away from the Maple Lane School for girls.

It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich.

A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.

One may not spit on a bus.

All lollipops are banned.

In Everett, it is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.

In Seattle, a person may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.

In Lynden, dancing and drinking may not occur at the same establishment.



WEST VIRGINIA Dumb State Laws

It is illegal to snooze on a train.

It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.

Unmarried couple who live together and “lewdly associate” with one another may face up to a year in prison.

Whistling underwater is prohibited.

Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.

Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.

According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag.

It is legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps



WISCONSIN

It is illegal to kiss on a train.

As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.

It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.

It is illegal to cut a woman’s hair.

The state definition of rape stated that it was a man having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife.

State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.

Margarine may not be substituted for butter in restaurants unless it is requested by the customer.

In Hudson, you are not allowed to put litter into someone else’s trash receptacle without express permission.



WYOMING Dumb State Laws

Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Junk dealers may not make any business transactions with drunk persons.

You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.

An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in-meat freezer.

Skiing under the influence of alcohol is prohibited.

It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking.

If one is drunk in a mine, he or she could land in jail for up to a year.

How do you prosecute a pigeon?

Yellow Springs, Ohio: There is a village ordinance against nuclear war.

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Well that explains why I haven't seen any whales here lately.

Obviously some of these are ludicrous and not written that way in the code... but for every stupid law, unenforced or not, there are taxpayer dollars that paid the people who scratched their heads over the idea and decided it so.

I know a few men that should have this one as well -

"Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians."

South Carolina still has this one on the books and it was not in the list above.:

It is illegal to go to church on Sunday unarmed.

Kennesaw GA, requires every head of household to maintain a gun and ammunition. More recently it was amended for those that conscientiously object to keeping firearms or felons or those that can’t afford one to not own one.

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I told the deputy that. The bench in the middle of the street made me swerve on to the sidewalk and that it was the bench's fault.

Turns out, they were arresting everyone that was driving down that particular sidewalk and that's profiling and profiling's wrong.

WEST VIRGINIA Dumb State Laws

It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.


This explains a lot...WW