Stupid Laws

[lmw80]

Here are some stupid laws in New Jersey....If you know any about your state, post them!


It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.


You may not slurp your soup.


If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.


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


On a highway you can not park under a bridge.


Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.


You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.


Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.


It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.

Bernards Township
It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".

Caldwell
You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.

Cranford
Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.

Cresskill
All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.

Elizabeth
It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.

Manville
It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.

Newark
It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.

Ocean City
Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.


People may not slurp their soup.


Raw hamburger may not be sold.

Raritan
Profanity is prohibited.

Sea Isle City
There will be no boiling of bones on the property.

Trenton
Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays.


You may not throw a bad pickle in the street.

[Bearfan]

I love those. Good list!

[snapcrackler]

for IOWA: (The first and incidentally the LATEST law has got to be the most ridiculous)

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.

[lmw80]

lol...don't know how many horses I have seen eating fire hydrants...

[Bearfan]

Michigan:

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

A woman isn't allowed to get her hair cut 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.

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

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.

[millipede]

I don't know what button I hit, but I was in the middle of a long reply and poof, it was gone... oh well. I'm not going to retype it... I needed a little laugh... As crazy as some of those sound, most of them had really good intentions and some of them I still believe are useful... somethings, like parking under a bridge on a hightway, are dangerous and shouldn't be done... other things are more common sense, like the painting of sparrows, but there are some idiots out there... whiskey to zoo animals... again, you'd be surprised how dumb some people can be. I was in a drive through safari and I couldn't do anything but watch these people feeding mcdonalds french fries and some other junk to the animals running around... Anyway, some of the laws I say are still good, all had good intentions, some of them are just outdated and the people that write the laws are too lazy, i mean busy, to go fixing them all the time... oh well

[lmw80]

Personally, I don't care the reason the law was created....they are just so funny!!

[fish_doc]

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.

Check your state here.
http://www.ahajokes.com/stupid_laws.html

[lyquidphyre]

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


A recently passed 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.


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It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.


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


When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.


It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.


You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.


A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.


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


It is illegal to milk another person's cow.


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


Austin
Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.


Beaumont
Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.


Borger
It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.


Clarendon
It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.


El Paso
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."


Houston
Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.


It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.


Galveston
It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.


Jasper
Dogs must be on a leash at ALL times. Fine of 100 dollars.


LeFors
It is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.


Lubbock County
It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.


Mesquite
It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.


Port Arthur
Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.


Richardson
It is now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.


It is illegal to do "U Turns".


San Antonio
It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.


It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.


Temple
No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square.


You can ride your horse in the saloon.


Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot.


Texarkana
Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.

[Fluff]

West Virginia Crazy laws

If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined.


Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."


Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.


It is illegal to snooze on a train.


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


When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of 100 or more people in it, they must build a station and stop there regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.


Whistling underwater is prohibited.


Alderson
One may not walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash.


Nicholas County
No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.


Huntington
Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse.


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


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

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

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

A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.

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

A person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel.

For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar.