Dumb Laws in States of USA

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Georgia Crazy Law

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

# Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.

# Signs are required to be written in English.

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

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

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

Acworth
# All citizens must own a rake.

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.

Gainesville
# Chicken must be eaten with the hands.

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.

St. Mary's
# No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.

Quitman
# Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.

# It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road

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Hawaii Crazy Law

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

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

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

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Idaho Crazy Law

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

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

# You may not fish on a camel's back.

Boise
# Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.

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

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

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Illinois Crazy Law

# The English language is not to be spoken.

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

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

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

Chicago
# It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

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

# Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

# Kites may not be flown within the city limits.

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

# Spitting is forbidden

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

Champaign
# One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.

Cicero
# Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.

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

# Bowling is forbidden.

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

Fairfield
# It is unlawful for "negroes" to be within county boundries 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.

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 Kriland's streets.

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 Prak
# 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 instaled on a driveway.

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

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Indiana Crazy Law

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

# It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.

# Drinks on the house are illegal.

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

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

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

# Liquor stores may not sell milk.

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

# Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.

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

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

# No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.

# Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.

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

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

# You are required to pour your drink into a glass.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Terre Haute
# No one may spit on the sidewalk.

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Iowa Crazy Law

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

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

# Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

# One-armed piano players must perform for free.

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

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

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

Marshalltown
# Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants

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

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Kansas Crazy Law

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

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

# Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.

# No one may catch fish with his bare hands.

# Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.

Dodge City
# It is illegal to spit on a sidewalk.

# All places of business must provide a horse water troft

Lawrence
# No one may wear a bee in their hat.

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

Russell
# Musical car horns are banned

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

Topeka
# The installation of bathtubs is prohibited.

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

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

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Kentucky Crazy Law

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Louisiana Crazy Law

# It is illegal to gargle in public places.

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

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

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

# You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.

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Maine Crazy Law

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

# You may not step out of a plane in flight.

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

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

Portland
Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.