Dumb Laws in States of USA - Page 3

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:12 AM

Maryland Crazy Law

# Thistles may not grow in one's yard.
Baltimore
# 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. -Park Rule 6

# It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.

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

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

# It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt. $10 fine. This would include joggers that go shirtless. (1898)

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

# Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.

Columbia
# Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.

# You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.

Ocean City
# Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.

# A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk. (Repealed)

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:12 AM

Massachusetts Crazy Law

# Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.

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

# Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal.

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

# Bullets may not be used as currency.

# Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

# Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders.

# It's illegal to drive Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, or Indian cattle on a public road. (MGL Chapter 129 Section 35)

# Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.

# Hunting on Sundays is prohibited.

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

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

# Public boxing matches are outlawed.

# It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is punishable by a $200 fine.

# It's illegal to keep a mule on the second floor of a building not in a city unless there are 2 exits. (MGL Chapter 272 section 86)

# It's illegal to sell fewer than 24 ducklings at a time before May 1, or to sell rabbits, chicks, or ducklings that have been painted a different color. (MGL Chapter 272 Section 80D)

# It's illegal to allow someone to use stilts while working on the construction of a building. (MGL Chapter 149 Section 129B)

# Defacing a milk carton is punishable by a $10 fine.

# It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.

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

# All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed)

# Tattooing and body piercing is illegal. (Repealed October 2000)

# Quakers and witches are banned.

# Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.

# It is illegal to reproach Jesus Christ or the holy ghost. (MGL Chapter 272 section 36)

Boston
# No one may take a bath without a prescription.

# It is illegal for any citizen to own more than three dogs.

# An old law prohibits the taking of baths on Sunday.

# Duels to the death permitted on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present.

# Women may not wear heels over 3 inches in length while on the common.

# Anyone may let their sheep and cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except Sundays.

# No more than two baths may be taken within the confines of the city.

# No one may cross the Boston Common without carrying a shotgun in case of bears.

# It is illegal to play the fiddle.

# Two people may not kiss in front of a church.

# It is illegal to eat peanuts in church.

Burlington
# You may not walk around with a "drink".

Cambridge
# It is illegal to shake carpets in the street, or to throw orange peels on the sidewalk (section 12.16.100).

# It costs $50 extra for a permit for hurling, soccer or Gaelic football games in a public park on a Sunday. (section 12.20.030)

Hingham
# You may not have colored lights on your house if it can be seen from Main Street. Only white lights may be visible.

# If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society.

Hopkinton
# Though horses and cows are allowed on the common, dogs are prohibited.

Longmeadow
# It is illegal for two men to carry a bathtub across the town green.

Marlboro
# One may not detonate a nuclear device in the city.

# Silly string is illegal in the city limits.

# It is illegal for any citizen to own more than two dogs.

# It is illegal to buy, sell or possess a squirt gun.

Milford
# Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden.

Newton
# All families must be given a hog from the town's mayor.

North Andover
# An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns.

Woburn
# In bars, it is actually illegal to "walk around" with a beer in your hand. (Repealed)

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:13 AM

Michigan Crazy Law

# You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.

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

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

# Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.

# There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office.

Clawson
# There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.

Detroit
# Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants.

# 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.

# Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited.

# It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.

Grand Haven
# No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense.

Harper Woods
# It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets.

Kalamazoo
# It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

Rochester
# All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police.

Soo
# Smoking while in bed is illegal.

Wayland
# Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:13 AM

Minnesota Crazy Law

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

# All bathtubs must have feet.

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

# All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.

# It is illegal to sleep naked.

Hibbing
# It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat.

Minneapolis
# Red cars can not drive down Lake Street

St. Cloud
# Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.

Virginia
# You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:13 AM

Mississippi Crazy Law

# Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $201 fine. -Sec. 97-35-37

# Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.

# Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road.

Columbus
# The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it.

Oxford
# Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited.

# It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session.

# Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.

# One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square.

Tylertown
# It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:14 AM

Missouri Crazy Law

# It is not illegal to speed. (Repealed)

Buckner
# In this small town of only 4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday.

Excelsior Springs
# Worrying squirrels is not tolerated.

# Hard objects may not be thrown by hand.

Kansas City
# Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

# Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely.

Marceline
# Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters.

Marquette
# It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law).

Mole
# Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.

Natchez
# It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants.

Purdy
# Dancing is strictly prohibited.

St. Louis
# It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. This law refers back to the extinct Italian celebration, Hill Day, when beer was served in buckets.

# A milk man may not run while on duty.

University City
# Four women may not rent an apartment together.

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:14 AM

Montana Crazy Law

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

# It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.

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

# It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.

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

Excelsior Springs
# Balls may not be thrown within the city limits.

Helena
# No item may be thrown across a street.

Salisbury
# Pop bottles are not to be thrown on the ground.

Whitehall
# It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:14 AM

Nebraska Crazy Law

# 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.

# It is Illegal to go whale fishing.

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

Lehigh
# Doughnut holes may not be sold

Omaha
# A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.

# Sneezing or burping is illegal during a church service.

Waterloo
# Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:14 AM

Nevada Crazy Law

# It's still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

# It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

Clark County
# 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.

Elko
# Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask.

Eureka
# Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.

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

anjaan · 07-02-2013, 07:15 AM

New Hampshire Crazy Law

# It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.

# It is considered an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name.

# 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.

# You may not run machinery on Sundays.

# You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.

# On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.

White Mountain Nat. Forest
# 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''.

07-02-2013, 07:12 AM	#21
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Maryland Crazy Law # Thistles may not grow in one's yard. Baltimore # 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. -Park Rule 6 # It's illegal to take a lion to the movies. # It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. # It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday. # It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt. $10 fine. This would include joggers that go shirtless. (1898) Baltimore City # You may not curse inside the city limits. # Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited. Columbia # Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence. # You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish. Ocean City # Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited. # A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk. (Repealed)

07-02-2013, 07:12 AM	#22
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Massachusetts Crazy Law # Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes. # Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts. # Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal. # No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car. # Bullets may not be used as currency. # Alcoholic drink specials are illegal. # Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders. # It's illegal to drive Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, or Indian cattle on a public road. (MGL Chapter 129 Section 35) # Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder. # Hunting on Sundays is prohibited. # It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath. # At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches. # Public boxing matches are outlawed. # It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is punishable by a $200 fine. # It's illegal to keep a mule on the second floor of a building not in a city unless there are 2 exits. (MGL Chapter 272 section 86) # It's illegal to sell fewer than 24 ducklings at a time before May 1, or to sell rabbits, chicks, or ducklings that have been painted a different color. (MGL Chapter 272 Section 80D) # It's illegal to allow someone to use stilts while working on the construction of a building. (MGL Chapter 149 Section 129B) # Defacing a milk carton is punishable by a $10 fine. # It is illegal to frighten a pigeon. # An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public. # All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed) # Tattooing and body piercing is illegal. (Repealed October 2000) # Quakers and witches are banned. # Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked. # It is illegal to reproach Jesus Christ or the holy ghost. (MGL Chapter 272 section 36) Boston # No one may take a bath without a prescription. # It is illegal for any citizen to own more than three dogs. # An old law prohibits the taking of baths on Sunday. # Duels to the death permitted on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present. # Women may not wear heels over 3 inches in length while on the common. # Anyone may let their sheep and cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except Sundays. # No more than two baths may be taken within the confines of the city. # No one may cross the Boston Common without carrying a shotgun in case of bears. # It is illegal to play the fiddle. # Two people may not kiss in front of a church. # It is illegal to eat peanuts in church. Burlington # You may not walk around with a "drink". Cambridge # It is illegal to shake carpets in the street, or to throw orange peels on the sidewalk (section 12.16.100). # It costs $50 extra for a permit for hurling, soccer or Gaelic football games in a public park on a Sunday. (section 12.20.030) Hingham # You may not have colored lights on your house if it can be seen from Main Street. Only white lights may be visible. # If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society. Hopkinton # Though horses and cows are allowed on the common, dogs are prohibited. Longmeadow # It is illegal for two men to carry a bathtub across the town green. Marlboro # One may not detonate a nuclear device in the city. # Silly string is illegal in the city limits. # It is illegal for any citizen to own more than two dogs. # It is illegal to buy, sell or possess a squirt gun. Milford # Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden. Newton # All families must be given a hog from the town's mayor. North Andover # An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns. Woburn # In bars, it is actually illegal to "walk around" with a beer in your hand. (Repealed)

07-02-2013, 07:13 AM	#23
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Michigan Crazy Law # You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan. # It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house. # A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. # Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony. # There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office. Clawson # There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. Detroit # Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants. # 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. # Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited. # It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday. Grand Haven # No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense. Harper Woods # It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets. Kalamazoo # It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend. Rochester # All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police. Soo # Smoking while in bed is illegal. Wayland # Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

07-02-2013, 07:13 AM	#24
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Minnesota Crazy Law # Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. # All bathtubs must have feet. # A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head. # All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts. # It is illegal to sleep naked. Hibbing # It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat. Minneapolis # Red cars can not drive down Lake Street St. Cloud # Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays. Virginia # You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.

07-02-2013, 07:13 AM	#25
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Mississippi Crazy Law # Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $201 fine. -Sec. 97-35-37 # Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging. # Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road. Columbus # The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it. Oxford # Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited. # It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session. # Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses. # One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square. Tylertown # It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.

07-02-2013, 07:14 AM	#26
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Missouri Crazy Law # It is not illegal to speed. (Repealed) Buckner # In this small town of only 4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday. Excelsior Springs # Worrying squirrels is not tolerated. # Hard objects may not be thrown by hand. Kansas City # Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited. # Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely. Marceline # Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters. Marquette # It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law). Mole # Frightening a baby is in violation of the law. Natchez # It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants. Purdy # Dancing is strictly prohibited. St. Louis # It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. This law refers back to the extinct Italian celebration, Hill Day, when beer was served in buckets. # A milk man may not run while on duty. University City # Four women may not rent an apartment together.

07-02-2013, 07:14 AM	#27
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Montana Crazy Law # It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone. # It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail. # Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. (Repealed) # It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime. # In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all. Excelsior Springs # Balls may not be thrown within the city limits. Helena # No item may be thrown across a street. Salisbury # Pop bottles are not to be thrown on the ground. Whitehall # It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.

07-02-2013, 07:14 AM	#28
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA Nebraska Crazy Law # 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. # It is Illegal to go whale fishing. # If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested. Lehigh # Doughnut holes may not be sold Omaha # A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest. # Sneezing or burping is illegal during a church service. Waterloo # Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.

07-02-2013, 07:15 AM	#30
anjaan Special Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jhumri Tillaiya Posts: 2,429 Rep Power: 21	Re: Dumb Laws in States of USA New Hampshire Crazy Law # It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach. # It is considered an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name. # 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. # You may not run machinery on Sundays. # You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe. # On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up. White Mountain Nat. Forest # 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''.