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Location: Abilene,
Texas
It is illegal to idle or
loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of
flirting or mashing.
This law
still exists.
Location: Acworth,
Georgia
All citizens must own a rake.
This law
still exists.
Location: Acworth,
Georgia
One man may not be on another
man's back.
This law
still exists.
Location: Ada,
Oklahoma
If you wear New York Jets
clothing, you may be put in jail.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Any kind of nude artistic
display is illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to
be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
This law
still exists.
Location: Alabama
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Alabama
Boogers may not be flicked
into the wind.
This law
still exists.
Location: Alaska
While it is legal to shoot
bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is
prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: Alaska
It is considered an offense
to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Alberta,Canada
You may never use dice to
play craps.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Alberta,Canada
Businesses must provide rails
for tying up horses.
This law
still exists.
Location: Alderson,
West Virginia
One may not walk a lion,
tiger or leopard, even on a leash.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Allentown, Pennsylvania
There is a ban on men
becoming aroused in public.
This law
still exists.
Location: Antibes,
France
It is illegal to take photos
of police officers or police vehicles, even if they are just in the background.
This law
still exists.
Location: Arizona
When being attacked by a
criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the
other person posseses.
This law
still exists.
Location: Arizona
Any misdemeanor committed
while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. This goes back in the days of
the Wild West.
This law
still exists.
Location: Arizona
You may not have more than
two dildos in a house. .
This law
still exists.
Location: Arkansas
A law provides that school
teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
This law
still exists.
Location: Arkansas
A man may "LEGALLY" beat his
wife once a month.
This law
still exists.
Location: Arkansas
The Arkansas River can rise
no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
This law
still exists.
Location: Arkansas
Oral sex is considered to be
sodomy.
This law
still exists.
Location: Atlanta,
Georgia
One man may not be on another
man's back.
This law
still exists.
Location: Auburn,
Indiana
It is illegal to bike,
roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area. For
these offesnses, there is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's
bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.
This law
still exists.
Location: Auburn,
Washington
Men who deflower virgins,
regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
This law
still exists.
Location: Augusta,
Maine
To stroll down the street
playing a violin is against the law.
This law
still exists.
Location: Austin,
Texas
Wire cutters can not be
carried in your pocket.
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
A life sentence is 25 years
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
Wearing black clothes, felt
shoes and black shoe polish on your face is illegal because these items are the
tools of a cat burglar.
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
Bars in Australia are
required to stable, water and feed horses of their patrons
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
The legal age for straight
sex is 16, unless the person is is in the care/custody of the older person, in
which case it is 18.
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
Children may not purchase
cigarettes, but they may smoke them.
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
Walking on the right side of
a footpath is illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Australia
Taxi cabs must carry a bale
of hay in the trunk of their car.
This law
still exists.
Location: Bahrain
When a Doctor in this country
examines a woman's genitals he is not allowed to view them directly but instead
thru the reflection of a mirror.
This law
still exists.
Location: Baldwin
Park, California
Nobody is allowed to ride a
bicycle in a swimming pool.
This law
still exists.
Location: Baltimore
City, Maryland
Though you may spit on a city
roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: Baltimore
City, Maryland
You may not curse inside the
city limits.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
It's illegal to throw bales
of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
It's illegal to take a lion
to the movies.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
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.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
No person who is a "tramp" or
"vagrant" shall loiter in any park at any time. They define tramp as a person
who roves for begging purposes and a vagrant as an idle person who is
able-bodied living without labor. It's a $50 fine. I guess the tramp would have
to beg for the money to pay the fine
This law
still exists.
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
It is a violation of city
code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Barber,
North Carolina
Fights between cats and dogs
are prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: Barre,
Vermont
All residents shall bathe
every Saturday night.
This law
still exists.
Location: Bay
Village, Ohio
It is illegal to walk a cow
down Lake Road.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Beaconsfield, Canada
You may not own a log cabin.
This law
still exists.
Location: Beaumont,
Texas
Collegiate football is banned
at Lamar University.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Beaverton, Oregon
You must buy a $10 permit to
be allowed to install a burglar alarm.
This law
still exists.
Location: Beech
Grove, Indiana
It is forbidden to eat
watermelon in the park.
This law
still exists.
Location: Beijing,
China
Drivers of power-driven
vehicles who stop at pedestrian crossings are liable to a fine of up to five
yuan, or a warning. -Article 40 of the Beijing Traffic Laws.
This law
still exists.
Location: Belgium
A driver who needs to turn
through oncoming traffic has the right of way unless he slows down or stops.
This law
still exists.
Location: Bernard's
Township, New Jersey
It is illegal to frown as the
town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".
This law
still exists.
Location: Bexley,
Ohio
Ordinance number 223, of
09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
This law
still exists.
Location: Big Pine
Key, Florida
It is illegal to molest a Key
deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.
This law
still exists.
Location: Blythe,
California
You are not permitted to wear
cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows
This law
still exists.
Location: Boise,
Idaho
Residents may not fish from a
giraffe's back.
This law
still exists.
Location: Borger,
Texas
It is against the law to
throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop),
and explosive firecrackers of any kind.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
It is illegal to play the
fiddle.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
Two people may not kiss in
front of a church.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
Two people may not kiss in
front of a church.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
No more than two baths may be
taken within the confines of the city.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
Anyone may let their sheep
and cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except Sundays.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
It is illegal to eat peanuts
in church.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
An old law prohibits the
taking of baths on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
Duels to the death permitted
on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
Women may not wear heels over
3 inches in length while on the common.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
No one may take a bath
without a prescription.
This law
still exists.
Location: Boston,
Massachusetts
It is illegal for any citizen
to own more than three dogs.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Bremerton, Washington
You may not shuck peanuts on
the street.
This law
still exists.
Location: British
Columbia, Canada
It is illegal to kill a
sasquatch.
This law
still exists.
Location: Buckner,
Missouri
In this small town of only
4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Burlingame, California
It is illegal to spit, except
on baseball diamonds
This law
still exists.
Location:
Burlington, Massachusetts
You may not walk around with
a "drink".
This law
still exists.
Location: Caldwell,
New Jersey
You may not dance or wear
shorts on the main avenue.
This law
still exists.
Location:
California
In California, animals are
banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school or place of
worship.
This law
still exists.
Location:
California
No vehicle without a driver
may exceed 60 miles per hour
This law
still exists.
Location:
California
In California, animals are
banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school or place of
worship.
This law
still exists.
Location:
California
City Council order reads: "No
dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash"
This law
still exists.
Location: Canada
You can not pay for any
50cent item with pennies.
This law
still exists.
Location: Canada
Wooden logs may not be
painted
This law
still exists.
Location: Canada
It is required to be given a
gun with bullets and a horse so you can ride out of town when you are released
from prison.
This law
still exists.
Location: Cape
Coral, Florida
It is against the city
ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
This law
still exists.
Location: Cape
Coral, Florida
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.
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Carlisle,
Pennsylvania
In the middle of town, one
must pay a fee of $50 dollars a year to park on a particular block. At night,
however, the cars must be moved for street cleaning. This law is enforced even
if snow or ice prevents the cars from being moved.
This law
still exists.
Location: Carmel,
California
Ice cream may not be eaten
while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Carmel,
New York
A man can't go outside while
wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Carrizozo, New Mexico
It's forbidden for a female
to appear unshaven in public.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Champaign, Illinois
One may not pee in his
neighbor's mouth.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Charleston, South Carolina
It is against the law to
drive a motorized vehicle on King Street.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Charleston, South Carolina
The Fire Department may blow
up your house. This law was made so that the fire department could create a fire
brake.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Charlotte, North Carolina
Women must have their bodies
covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chester,
England
You can only shoot a Welsh
person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
This law
still exists.
Location: Cheyenne,
Wyoming
Citizens may not take showers
on Wednesdays.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
Law forbids eating in a place
that is on fire.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
It is illegal to give a dog
whiskey.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
Kites may not be flown within
the city limits.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
Spitting is forbidden
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
In the Pullman area, it is
illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
It is forbidden to fish while
sitting on a giraffe's neck.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chicago,
Illinois
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Chico,
California
Detonating a nuclear device
within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
This law
still exists.
Location: China
You will have to pay a fine
for having more than one child
This law
still exists.
Location: China
You must be intelligent to go
to college
This law
still exists.
Location: Cicero,
Illinois
Humming on public streets is
prohibited on Sundays.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Cincinnati,, Ohio
Anal intercourse is banned.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Clarendon, Texas
It is illegal to dust any
public building with a feather duster.
This law
still exists.
Location: Clark
County, Nevada
An ordinance makes bringing a
concealable fire arm into the county illegal unless it is registered with the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. In order to register a handgun,
however, it must be brought in to the police station. Furthermore, you may not
register a gun on the weekends, but the police may prosecute you at that time.
This law
still exists.
Location: Clawson,
Michigan
There is a law that makes it
legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Cleveland, Ohio
It's illegal to catch mice
without a hunting license!
This law
still exists.
Location:
Cleveland, Ohio
Women are forbidden from
wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear
This law
still exists.
Location: Clinton
County, Ohio
Any person who leans against
a public building will be subject to fines.
This law
still exists.
Location: Clinton,
Oklahoma
Molesting an automobile is
illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Coeur d'
Alene , Idaho
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Colorado
Tags may be ripped off of
pillows and mattresses
This law
still exists.
Location: Colorado
Springs, Colorado
It is permissable to wear a
holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or
holidays.
This law
still exists.
Location: Columbia,
Maryland
You can not have a antenna
exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.
This law
still exists.
Location: Columbia,
Maryland
Though clotheslines are
banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.
This law
still exists.
Location: Columbus,
Georgia
Can't cut off a chicken's
head on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Columbus,
Georgia
It is illegal to carry a
chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Columbus,
Mississippi
The fine for waving a gun in
public is higher than actually shooting it.
This law
still exists.
Location: Columbus,
Ohio
It is illegal for stores to
sell corn flakes on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Connecticut
You cannot buy any alcohol
after 8pm or on Sundays
This law
still exists.
Location:
Connecticut
It is deemed unlawful for a
person or persons to walk across a street on your hands. -But I'm so good at it!
This law
still exists.
Location:
Connecticut
In order for a pickle to
officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Connecticut
No one may use a white cane,
unless they are blind
This law
still exists.
Location:
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
One's pants may be worn no
lower than five inches below the waist.
This law
still exists.
Location: Cranford,
New Jersey
Citizens are not permitted to
park their own boat on their lawn.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Cresskill, New Jersey
All cats must wear three
bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.
This law
still exists.
Location: Crete,
Illinois
It is considered an offense
to attempt to have sex with one's dog.
This law
still exists.
Location: Crete,
Illinois
Cars may not be driven
through the town.
This law
still exists.
Location: Cripple
Creek, Colorado
It is illegal to bring your
horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.
This law
still exists.
Location: Culpeper,
Virginia
No one may wash a mule on the
sidewalk.
This law
still exists.
Location: Dallas,
Texas
It's illegal to possess
realistic dildos.
This law
still exists.
Location: Dallas,
Texas
It's illegal to possess
realistic dildos.
This law
still exists.
Location: Danville,
Pennsylvania
All fire hydrants must be
checked one hour before all fires.
This law
still exists.
Location: Dayton
Beach, Florida
The molestation of trash cans
is banned.
This law
still exists.
Location: Dayton,
Virginia
A person of color may not be
oustide or within the city limits after 7 pm.
This law
still exists.
Location: Delaware
It is illegal to fly over any
body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denmark
Attempting to escape from
prison is not illegal, however getting caught constitutes serving the remainder
of the sentence.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denmark
You are required to check
lights, brakes, steering and honk your horn before starting your car. And you
also need to make a visual check to make sure there are no children underneath
the car.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denmark
No one may start a car while
someone is underneath the vehicle.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denmark
Encrypting data files,
owning, distributing etc. of encryption programs and creating such programs for
any electronic medias is now against the law in Denmark due to fear for
terrorists, left and right wing extremist, fundamentalists and distributors of
illegal pornography
This law
still exists.
Location: Denmark
Headlights must be on
whenever a vehicle is being operated in order to distinguish it from parked
cars.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denmark
Any carport added to a
building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building
the addition.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denver,
Colorado
The dog catcher must notify
dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in
the city park and along a public road running through said park.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denver,
Colorado
It is illegal to mistreat
rats in Denver, Colorado.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denver,
Colorado
It is unlawful to lend your
vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
This law
still exists.
Location: Denver,
Colorado
You may not drive a black car
on Sundays.
This law
still exists.
Location: Des
Plaines, Illinois
Wheelbarrows with For-Sale
signs may not be chained to trees.
This law
still exists.
Location: Detroit,
Michigan
Couples are banned from
making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is
parked on the couple's own property.
This law
still exists.
Location: Detroit,
Michigan
Willfully destroying your old
radio is prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: Detroit,
Michigan
It is illegal for a man to
scowl at his wife on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Detroit,
Michigan
It is illegal to let your pig
run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose. According to history and
animal husbandry, it prevents them from "rooting" in the ground for their food.
This law
still exists.
Location: Devon,
Connecticut
It is unlawful to walk
backwards after sunset.
This law
still exists.
Location: Dubuque,
Iowa
Any hotel in the city limits
must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building.
This law
still exists.
Location: Durango,
Colorado
It is illegal to go in public
dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Dyersburg, Tennessee
It is illegal for a woman to
call a man for a date.
This law
still exists.
Location: El Paso,
Texas
Churches, hotels, halls of
assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots, and saloons are
required to provide spittoons "of a kind and number to efficiently contain
expectorations into them."
This law
still exists.
Location:
Elizabeth, New Jersey
It is forbidden for a woman,
on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.
This law
still exists.
Location: Elko,
Nevada
Everyone walking the streets
is required to wear a mask.
This law
still exists.
Location: Elon
College, North Carolina
There is to be no
rollerblading during daylight hours, on the roads, or on the bricks. All the
sidewalks at this college are made of brick. (
This law
no longer exists.
Location: England
With the exception of
carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday
This law
no longer exists.
Location: England
It is illegal to be drunk in
a bar or a pub.
This law
still exists.
Location: England
Chelsea Pensioner may not be
impersonated.
This law
still exists.
Location: England
It is illegal for two adult
men to have sex in the same house as a third person.
This law
still exists.
Location: England
On Christmas Day, it is
forbidden to eat Mince Pie.
This law
still exists.
Location: England
Picking up abandoned baggage
is an act of terrorism
This law
still exists.
Location: England
Anal sex is prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: England
You may not make out in
public.
This law
still exists.
Location: England
Committing suicide is
classified as a capital crime.
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Eugene,
Oregon
It is illegal to show movies
or attend a car race on Sundays
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Eugene,
Oregon
It is legal to conduct a
horse race or a symphony concert.
This law
still exists.
Location: Eureka,
Illinois
A man with a moustache may
not kiss a woman.
This law
still exists.
Location: Eureka,
Nevada
Men who wear moustaches are
forbidden from kissing women.
This law
still exists.
Location: Evanston,
Illinois
Bowling is forbidden.
This law
still exists.
Location: Evanston,
Illinois
It is illegal to go
trick-or-treating on Halloween.
This law
still exists.
Location: Evanston,
Illinois
It is unlawful to change
clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Evansville, Indiana
While driving on Main Street
you may not have your lights on.
This law
still exists.
Location: Everett,
Washington
It is illegal to display a
hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.
This law
still exists.
Location: Excelsior
Springs, Missouri
Hard objects may not be
thrown by hand.
This law
still exists.
Location: Excelsior
Springs, Missouri
Worrying squirrels is not
tolerated.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fairbanks
, Alaska
It is considered an offense
to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Fairbanks, Alaska
Moose are not allowed to
perform sexual acts on city streets.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fairview
Park, Ohio
It's against the law to honk
your horn "excessively". A grandmother was fined for honking her horn twice at
her neighbor.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fairview
Park, Ohio
Items left on a tree lawn
become city property. A young man was fined for removing an item from a tree
lawn even though he had the owner's permission.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fargo,
North Dakota
One may be jailed for wearing
a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is
taking place.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fayette
County, Tennessee
You may not have more than
five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property.
This law
still exists.
Location: 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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
Men may not be seen publicly
in any kind of strapless gown.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
It is illegal to skateboard
without a license.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
You may not fart in a public
place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
You are not allowed to break
more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or
saucers.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
You may not kiss your wife's
breasts.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
A special law prohibits
unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine,
and/or jailing.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
It is illegal to sing in a
public place while attired in a swimsuit
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
Having sexual relations with
a porcupine is illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
When having sex, only the
missionary position is legal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
It is considered an offense
to shower naked.
This law
still exists.
Location: Florida
Oral sex is illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Forest
City, North Carolina
You must stop and call City
Hall before entering town in an automobile. This is so the townspeople will have
time to go out and hold their horses until you get through town.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fort
Madison, Iowa
The fire department is
required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
This law
still exists.
Location: Fountain
Inn, South Carolina
Horses are to wear pants at
all times.
This law
still exists.
Location: France
No pig may be addressed as
Napoleon by its owner.
This law
still exists.
Location: France
70% of music on the radio
must be by French artists between the hours of 8am and 8pm.
This law
still exists.
Location: Freeport,
Illinois
It is illegal to expectorate
from any second-story window.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Galesburg, Illinois
There is a $1,000 dollar fine
for beating rats with baseball bats.
This law
still exists.
Location: Gary,
Indiana
Within four hours of eating
garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public
streetcar.
This law
still exists.
Location: Georgia
It is illegal to use
profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners
office.
This law
still exists.
Location: Georgia
You have the right to commit
simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
This law
still exists.
Location: Georgia
Members of the state assembly
cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
This law
still exists.
Location: Georgia
No one may carry an ice cream
cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Germany
A pillow can be considered a
"passive" weapon.
This law
still exists.
Location: Germany
It is illegal to wear a mask.
This law
still exists.
Location: Germany
Every office must be small
and have a view of the sky.
This law
still exists.
Location: Glendale,
Arizona
Cars may not be driven in
reverse.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Guadalajara, Mexico
It is illegal to shout
offensive words in any public place.
This law
still exists.
Location: Guelph,
Canada
The city is classified as a
no-pee zone.
This law
still exists.
Location: Guilford,
Connecticut
Only white Christmas lights
are allowed for display.
This law
still exists.
Location: Haifa,
Israel
It is forbidden to bring
bears to the beach.
This law
still exists.
Location: Harper
Woods, Michigan
It is illegal to paint
sparrows to sell them as parakeets.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hartford,
Connecticut
You aren't allowed to cross a
street while walking on your hands.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hartford,
Connecticut
It is illegal for a man to
kiss his wife on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hartford,
Connecticut
You may not educate dogs.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hawaii
All residents may be fined as
a result of not owning a boat.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hawaii
Coins are not allowed to be
placed in one's ears
This law
still exists.
Location:
Hawthahorne, Oklahoma
It is unlawful to put any
hypnotized person in a display window.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hayden,
Arizona
If you bother the cottontails
or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
This law
still exists.
Location: Helena,
Montana
Balls may not be thrown
within the city limits.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hibbing,
Minnesota
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hingham,
Massachusetts
You may not have colored
lights on your house if it can be seen from Main Street. Only white lights may
be visible.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hingham,
Massachusetts
If you live on Main Street
and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical
society.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Hollywood, California
It is illegal to drive more
than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
This law
still exists.
Location: Homer,
Illinois
It is against the law to use
a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.
This law
still exists.
Location: Honolulu,
Hawaii
Within the limits of any
public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird.
This law
still exists.
Location: Hood
River, Oregon
Juggling is strictly
prohibited without a license.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Though horses and cows are
allowed on the common, dogs are prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Hornytown, North Carolina
Massage parlors have been
banned
This law
still exists.
Location: Houston,
Texas
Beer may not be purchased
after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Houston,
Texas
It is illegal to sell
Limburger cheese on Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Hunington, West Virginia
Firemen may not whistle or
flirt at any woman passing a firehouse
This law
still exists.
Location:
Hunington, West Virginia
It is legal to beat your wife
so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.
This law
still exists.
Location: Idaho
It is illegal for a man to
give his special lady friend a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
-I'm glad my girl doesn't like choclate.
This law
still exists.
Location: Idaho
Illegal for a man to give his
sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
This law
still exists.
Location: Idaho
You may not fish on a camel's
back.
This law
still exists.
Location: Idaho
Riding a merry-go-round on
Sundays is considered a crime.
This law
still exists.
Location: Illinois
You may be arrested for
vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
This law
still exists.
Location: Illinois
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
This law
still exists.
Location: Illinois
You must contact the police
before entering the city in an automobile.
This law
still exists.
Location: Illinois
The English language is not
to be spoken.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Baths may not be taken
between the months of October and March.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
It is illegal to sell cars on
Sunday.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Oral sex is illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
It is against the law to pass
a horse on the street.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
It is illegal for a liquor
store to sell cold soft drinks
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Liquor stores may not sell
milk
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
One man may not back into a
parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Smoking in the state
legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Check forgery can be punished
with public flogging up to 100 stripes.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Pedestrians crossing the
highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
No one may catch a fish with
his bare hands.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Men are prohibited from
standing in a bar.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
You are not allowed to carry
a cocktail from the bar to a table. The waiter or waitress has to do it.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Drinks on the house are
illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Drinking from your own bottle
in a bar can lead to your arrest.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
You are required to pour your
drink into a glass.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
"Spiteful Gossip" and
"talking behind a person's back" are illegal.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
State government officials
who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
All males 18 to 50 years old
must work six days a year on public roads.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Mustaches are illegal if the
bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
Hotel sheets must be exactly
99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indiana
The value of Pi is 4, and not
3.1415.
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Indiana
It is illegal for a man to be
sexually aroused in public
This law
still exists.
Location:
Indianola, Iowa
The "Ice Cream Man" and his
truck are banned.
This law
still exists.
Location: Indonesia
Its illegal to masterbate,
the penalty for this crime is decapitation
This law
still exists.
Location: Iowa
Kisses may last for no more
than five minutes.
This law
still exists.
Location: Iowa
One-armed piano players must
perform for free.
This law
still exists.
Location: Iowa
One-armed piano players must
perform for free.
This law
still exists.
Location: Iowa
A man with a moustache may
never kiss a woman in public.
This law
still exists.
Location: Iowa
It is a violation of the law
to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the
appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.
This law
still exists.
Location: Ireland
Any person who shall pretend
or exercise to use any type of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, or pretend
knowledge in any occult or or craft or science shall for any such offense suffer
imprisonment at the time of one whole year and also shall be obliged to
obscursion for his/her good behaviorEvery office must be small and have a view
of the sky.
This law
still exists.
Location: Ironton,
Ohio
Cross-dressing is against the
law.
This law
still exists.
Location: Israel
You are required to have a
license to ride a bicycle.
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Israel
Raising a pig on Israeli soil
will result in the murder of said pig.
This law
still exists.
Location: Italy
A man can be arrested for
wearing a skirt.
This law
still exists.
Location: Italy
A man may be arrested for
wearing a skirt.
This law
still exists.
Location: Italy
Striking someone with a fist
is considered a felony.
This law
still exists.
Location: Italy
It is illegal to practice the
profession of charlantry.
This law
still exists.
Location: Italy
There is no age of consent
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Italy
The age of consent is now 13.
This law
still exists.
Location: Jasper,
Alabama
It is illegal for a husband
to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
This law
still exists.
Location: Jasper,
Texas
Dogs must be on a leash at
ALL times. Fine of 100 dollars.
This law
still exists.
Location: Joilet,
Illinois
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.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Jonesboro, Georgia
It is illegal to say "Oh,
Boy"
This law
still exists.
Location:
Kalamazoo, Michigan
It is against the law to
serenade your girlfriend.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kansas
Rabbits may not be shot from
motorboats.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kansas
Pedestrians crossing the
highways at night must wear tail lights.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kansas
The state game rule prohibits
the use of mules to hunt ducks.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kansas
If two trains meet on the
same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kansas
City, Missouri
Minors are not allowed to
purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kansas
City, Missouri
Installation of bathtubs with
four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Kaysville, Utah
You must have identification
to enter a convienence store after dark.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Kenilworth, Illinois
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kennesaw,
Georgia
Every head of household must
possess a firearm of some kind
This law
still exists.
Location: Kenosha,
Wisconsin
No male is allowed to be in a
state of arousal in public.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kentucky
You are considered "sober"
until "you can no longer hold on to the ground." -I can honestly now say there
are only a handful of times I was not "sober"
This law
still exists.
Location: Kentucky
Any person who appears on any
highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when
clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars
nor more than twenty-five dollars
This law
no longer exists.
Location: Kentucky
It is illegal to fish with a
bow and arrow in Kentucky.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kentucky
It's illegal to fish in the
Ohio River in Kentucky without an Indiana Fishing License.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kentucky
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
This law
still exists.
Location: Kiriat
Motzkin, Israel
No loud voices or big lights
are allowed during weekends.
This law
still exists.
Location: Kirkland,
Illinois
Bees are not allowed to fly
over the village or through any of Kriland's streets.
This law
still exists.
Location: Klamath
Falls, Oregon
It's illegal to walk down a
sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Knoxville, Tennessee
Spitting on the sidewalk is
prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: La
Crosse, Wisconsin
It is illegal to tie up your
horse along Third Street (Now a major bar strip).
This law
still exists.
Location: La
Crosse, Wisconsin
It is illegal to display an
unclothed mannequin in a store window.
This law
still exists.
Location: La
Crosse, Wisconsin
It is illegal to play
checkers in public.
This law
still exists.
Location: La
Crosse, Wisconsin
You cannot "worry a
squirrel."
This law
still exists.
Location: Lancaster
County, South Carolina
It is illegal to dance in
public in Lancaster.
This law
still exists.
Location: Las
Angeles, California
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.
This law
still exists.
Location: Las
Cruces, New Mexico
You may not carry a lunchbox
down Main Street.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lawrence,
Kansas
All cars entering the city
limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lawrence,
Kansas
No one may wear a bee in
their hat.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lebanon
It's legal for men to have
sex with FEMALE animals. If you do the hokey pokey with a male animal the
penalty is death. -Thats understandable.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lebanon,
Virginia
It is illegal to kick your
wife out of bed.
This law
still exists.
Location: LeFors,
Texas
It is illegal to take more
than three swallows of beer while standing.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lehigh,
Nebraska
Doughnut holes may not be
sold
This law
still exists.
Location: Lenoir
County, Tennessee
When you pull up to a stop
sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are
coming.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lewes,
Delaware
Getting married on a dare is
grounds for an annulment.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lewes,
Delaware
It is illegal to wear pants
that are "firm fitting" around the waist.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Lexington, Kentucky
It is illegal to transport an
ice cream cone in your pocket.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Lexington, Kentucky
By law, anyone who has been
drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."
This law
still exists.
Location:
Lexington, Tennessee
No one may eat ice cream on
the sidewalk.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Lexington, Tennessee
Spitting on the sidewalk is
prohibited.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lima,
Ohio
Any map that does not have
Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold.
This law
still exists.
Location: Little
Rock, Arkansas
Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.
This law
still exists.
Location: Little
Rock, Arkansas
Flirtation between men and
women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Liverpool, England
Women are allowed to be
topless but only as clerks in tropical fish stores.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Liverpool, England
It is illegal for a woman to
be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
This law
still exists.
Location: Logan,
Colorado
It is illegal for a man to
kiss a woman while she is asleep.
This law
still exists.
Location: Logan,
Utah
Women may not swear.
This law
still exists.
Location: Los
Angeles, California
A man can legally beat his
wife with a leather strap as long as it is less than or equal to 2 inches wide.
This law
still exists.
Location: Louisiana
It is illegal to rob a bank
and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
This law
still exists.
Location: Louisiana
Biting someone with your
natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is
"aggravated assault."
This law
still exists.
Location: Louisiana
It is illegal to gargle in
public places.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lowell,
Ohio
It is unlawful to run a horse
over five miles per hour.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lubbock
County, Texas
It is illegal to drive within
an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.
This law
still exists.
Location: Lynden,
Washington
Dancing and drinking may not
occur at the same establishment.
This law
still exists.
Location: Maine
After January 14th you will
be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.
This law
still exists.
Location: Maine
You may not step out of a
plane in flight.
This law
still exists.
Location: Maine
Shotguns are required to be
taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.
This law
still exists.
Location: Manville,
New Jersey
It is illegal to offer
whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.
This law
still exists.
Location:
Marceline, Missouri
Minors can buy rolling paper
and tobacco but not lighters.
This law
still exists.
Location: Marietta,
Georgia
Though it is illegal to spit
from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
This law
still exists.
Location: Marion,
Oregon
Ministers are forbidden from
eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.
This law
still exists.
Location: Marlboro,
Massachusetts
It is illegal for any citizen
to own more than two dogs.
This law
still exists.
Location: Marlboro,
Massachusetts
It is illegal to buy, sell or
possess a squirt gun.
This law
still exists.
Location: Marlboro,
Massachusetts
One may not detonate a
nuclear device in the city.
This law
still exists.