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Random DumbLaws are part of the great mIRC script J-§ç(r)îpt!! Get your copy today, at http://jsscript.cjb.net If you wish to use Random DumbLaws in a distribution script, please contact Jerry at jerry@jsscript.cjb.net (Much thanks to UncleLee for sending me about 200 of these, after mine got reformated *ugh*) [0] 4Dumb Laws12 can be found at http://www.dumblaws.com/ go and see how smart our government REALLY is. [1] 4Dumb Laws #112 Alabama: It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. [2] 4Dumb Laws #212 Alabama: Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. [3] 4Dumb Laws #312 Alabama: It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. [4] 4Dumb Laws #412 Alabama: Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death. [5] 4Dumb Laws #512 Alabama: Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. [6] 4Dumb Laws #612 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. [7] 4Dumb Laws #712 Alabama: You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. [8] 4Dumb Laws #812 Jasper, Alabama: It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb. [9] 4Dumb Laws #912 Lee County, Alabama: It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. [10] 4Dumb Laws #1012 Mobile, Alabama: It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels. [11] 4Dumb Laws #1112 Alaska: Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. [12] 4Dumb Laws #1212 Alaska: While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited. [13] 4Dumb Laws #1312 Alaska: It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. [14] 4Dumb Laws #1412 Alaska: It is the state policy that emergencies are held to a minimum and are rarely found to exist. -Sec. 44.62.270. State policy. [15] 4Dumb Laws #1512 Fairbanks, Alaska: It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose. [16] 4Dumb Laws #1612 Arizona: Hunting camels is prohibited [17] 4Dumb Laws #1712 Arizona: Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. (This goes back in the days of the Wild West.) [18] 4Dumb Laws #1812 Arizona: There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. [19] 4Dumb Laws #1912 Arizona: Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs. [20] 4Dumb Laws #2012 Arizona: It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water. [21] 4Dumb Laws #2112 Glendale, Arizona: Cars may not be driven in reverse. [22] 4Dumb Laws #2212 Globe, Arizona: Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American. [23] 4Dumb Laws #2312 Hayden, Arizona: If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined. [24] 4Dumb Laws #2412 Mesa, Arizona: It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license. [25] 4Dumb Laws #2512 Mohave County, Arizona: A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up. [26] 4Dumb Laws #2612 Nogales, Arizona: An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders. [27] 4Dumb Laws #2712 Prescott, Arizona: No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house. [28] 4Dumb Laws #2812 Tucson, Arizona: Women may not wear pants. [29] 4Dumb Laws #2912 Tombstone, Arizona: It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling. [30] 4Dumb Laws #3012 Arkansas: The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock. [31] 4Dumb Laws #3112 Arkansas: Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw". [32] 4Dumb Laws #3212 Arkansas: A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise. [33] 4Dumb Laws #3312 Arkansas: A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. [34] 4Dumb Laws #3412 Arkansas: Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs. [35] 4Dumb Laws #3512 Fayetteville, Arkansas: It is illegal to kill "any living creature". [36] 4Dumb Laws #3612 Little Rock, Arkansas: Dogs may not bark after 6 PM. [37] 4Dumb Laws #3712 Little Rock, Arkansas: Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term. [38] 4Dumb Laws #3812 Little Rock, Arkansas: It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday. [39] 4Dumb Laws #3912 Little Rock, Arkansas: No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54 [40] 4Dumb Laws #4012 California: Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. [41] 4Dumb Laws #4112 California: Bathhouses are against the law. [42] 4Dumb Laws #4212 California: It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. [43] 4Dumb Laws #4312 California: Women may not drive in a house coat. [44] 4Dumb Laws #4412 California: No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. [45] 4Dumb Laws #4512 California: Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants. [46] 4Dumb Laws #4612 California: In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs. [47] 4Dumb Laws #4712 Arcadia, California: Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways. [48] 4Dumb Laws #4812 Alhambra, California: You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit. [49] 4Dumb Laws #4912 Baldwin Park, California: Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool. [50] 4Dumb Laws #5012 Belvedere, California: City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash." [51] 4Dumb Laws #5112 Blythe, California: You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows. [52] 4Dumb Laws #5212 Carmel, California: Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor). [53] 4Dumb Laws #5312 Carmel, California: Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits. [54] 4Dumb Laws #5412 Chico, California: Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. [55] 4Dumb Laws #5512 Downey, California: It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995). [56] 4Dumb Laws #5612 Hollywood, California: It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time. [57] 4Dumb Laws #5712 Lafayette, California: You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person. [58] 4Dumb Laws #5812 Lompoc, California: It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace. [59] 4Dumb Laws #5912 Long Beach, California: Cars are the only item allowed in a garage. [60] 4Dumb Laws #6012 Long Beach, California: It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course. [61] 4Dumb Laws #6112 Los Angeles, California: It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent. [62] 4Dumb Laws #6212 Los Angeles, California: You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. [63] 4Dumb Laws #6312 Los Angeles, California: You may not hunt moths under a street light. [64] 4Dumb Laws #6412 Los Angeles, California: It is illegal to cry on the witness stand. [65] 4Dumb Laws #6512 Los Angeles, California: Toads may not be licked. [66] 4Dumb Laws #6612 Los Angeles, California: Zoot suits are prohibited. [67] 4Dumb Laws #6712 Ontario, California: Roosters may not crow in the city limits. [68] 4Dumb Laws #6812 Pacific Grove, California: Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine. [69] 4Dumb Laws #6912 Palm Springs, California: It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM. [70] 4Dumb Laws #7012 Pasadena, California: It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss. [71] 4Dumb Laws #7112 Prunedale, California: Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house. [72] 4Dumb Laws #7212 Redlands, California: Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking ahead of it. [73] 4Dumb Laws #7312 Riverside, California: One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock. [74] 4Dumb Laws #7412 San Diego, California: It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar. [75] 4Dumb Laws #7512 San Diego, California: The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250. [76] 4Dumb Laws #7612 San Francisco, California: Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash. [77] 4Dumb Laws #7712 San Francisco, California: It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear. [78] 4Dumb Laws #7812 San Francisco, California: Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street. [79] 4Dumb Laws #7912 San Francisco, California: It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner. [80] 4Dumb Laws #8012 San Jose, California: It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595 [81] 4Dumb Laws #8112 Santa Monica, California: You may not play percussion instruments on the beach. [82] 4Dumb Laws #8212 Temecula, California: Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times. [83] 4Dumb Laws #8312 Connecticut: You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour. [84] 4Dumb Laws #8412 Connecticut: In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce. [85] 4Dumb Laws #8512 Connecticut: It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades. [86] 4Dumb Laws #8612 Connecticut: The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited. (Repealed) [87] 4Dumb Laws #8712 Connecticut: It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway. [88] 4Dumb Laws #8812 Connecticut: No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind. [89] 4Dumb Laws #8912 Devon, Connecticut: It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. [90] 4Dumb Laws #9012 Guilford, Connecticut: Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display. [91] 4Dumb Laws #9112 Hartford, Connecticut: You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. [92] 4Dumb Laws #9212 Hartford, Connecticut: You may not educate dogs. [93] 4Dumb Laws #9312 Hartford, Connecticut: It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday. [94] 4Dumb Laws #9412 New Britain, Connecticut: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire. [95] 4Dumb Laws #9512 Southington, Connecticut: Silly string is banned. [96] 4Dumb Laws #9612 Waterbury, Connecticut: It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer. [97] 4Dumb Laws #9712 Delaware: It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink. [98] 4Dumb Laws #9812 Lewes, Delaware: It is illegal to wear pants that are "form fitting" around the waist. [99] 4Dumb Laws #9912 Lewes, Delaware: Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment. [100] 4Dumb Laws #10012 Florida: Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. [101] 4Dumb Laws #10112 Florida: A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. [102] 4Dumb Laws #10212 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. [103] 4Dumb Laws #10312 Florida: It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. [104] 4Dumb Laws #10412 Florida: Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. [105] 4Dumb Laws #10512 Florida: It is illegal to skateboard without a license. [106] 4Dumb Laws #10612 Florida: It is considered an offense to shower naked. [107] 4Dumb Laws #10712 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. [108] 4Dumb Laws #10812 Florida: Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging. [109] 4Dumb Laws #10912 Florida: It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road. [110] 4Dumb Laws #11012 Hialeah, Florida: Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor. [111] 4Dumb Laws #11112 Key West, Florida: Chickens are considered a 'protected species'. [112] 4Dumb Laws #11212 Miami, Florida: No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, but no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle. [113] 4Dumb Laws #11312 Pensacola, Florida: Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person. [114] 4Dumb Laws #11412 Sarasota, Florida: If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $69.50. [115] 4Dumb Laws #11512 Sarasota, Florida: You may not catch crabs. [116] 4Dumb Laws #11612 Tampa Bay, Florida: It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M. [117] 4Dumb Laws #11712 Georgia: It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office. [118] 4Dumb Laws #11812 Georgia: You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words. [119] 4Dumb Laws #11912 Georgia: Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session. [120] 4Dumb Laws #12012 Georgia: Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs. [121] 4Dumb Laws #12112 Georgia: Signs are required to be written in English. [122] 4Dumb Laws #12212 Georgia: No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday. [123] 4Dumb Laws #12312 Acworth, Georgia: All citizens must own a rake. [124] 4Dumb Laws #12412 Atlanta, Georgia: Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp. [125] 4Dumb Laws #12512 Atlanta, Georgia: One man may not be on another man's back. [126] 4Dumb Laws #12612 Columbus, Georgia: Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday. [127] 4Dumb Laws #12712 Columbus, Georgia: It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday. [128] 4Dumb Laws #12812 Gainesville, Georgia: Chicken must be eaten with the hands. [129] 4Dumb Laws #12912 Jonesboro. Georgia: It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" [130] 4Dumb Laws #13012 Kennesaw, Georgia: Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind. [131] 4Dumb Laws #13112 Marietta. Georgia: Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck. [132] 4Dumb Laws #13212 St. Mary's, Georgia: No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark. [133] 4Dumb Laws #13312 Quitman, Georgia: It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road. [134] 4Dumb Laws #13412 Quitman, Georgia: Cars are not to drive on sidewalks. [135] 4Dumb Laws #13512 Hawaii: All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat. [136] 4Dumb Laws #13612 Hawaii: Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears. [137] 4Dumb Laws #13712 Honolulu, Hawaii: Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to, (among other things) annoy any bird. [138] 4Dumb Laws #13812 Idaho: Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. [139] 4Dumb Laws #13912 Idaho: You may not fish on a camel's back. [140] 4Dumb Laws #14012 Idaho: It is considered an offense to ride on a merry-go-round on Sundays. [141] 4Dumb Laws #14112 Boise, Idaho: Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back. [142] 4Dumb Laws #14212 Pocatello, Idaho: A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view." [143] 4Dumb Laws #14312 Pocatello, Idaho: A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face. [144] 4Dumb Laws #14412 Illinois: You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person. [145] 4Dumb Laws #14512 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. -720 ILCS 5/14-2. [146] 4Dumb Laws #14612 Illinois: You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile. [147] 4Dumb Laws #14712 Illinois: The English language is not to be spoken. [148] 4Dumb Laws #14812 Chicago, Illinois: Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. [149] 4Dumb Laws #14912 Chicago, Illinois: It is an offense to feed whiskey to a dog. [150] 4Dumb Laws #15012 Chicago, Illinois: You can't fly a kite in the city limits. [151] 4Dumb Laws #15112 Chicago, Illinois: Spitting is forbidden. [152] 4Dumb Laws #15212 Chicago, Illinois: In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb. [153] 4Dumb Laws #15312 Chicago, Illinois: It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck. [154] 4Dumb Laws #15412 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. [155] 4Dumb Laws #15512 Cicero, Illinois: Prohibits humming on public streets on Sundays. [156] 4Dumb Laws #15612 Crete, Illinois: Cars may not be driven through the town. [157] 4Dumb Laws #15712 Des Plains, Illinois: Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees. [158] 4Dumb Laws #15812 Eureka, Illinois: A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman. [159] 4Dumb Laws #15912 Evanston, Illinois: Bowling is forbidden. [160] 4Dumb Laws #16012 Evanston, Illinois: It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire. [161] 4Dumb Laws #16112 Freeport, Illinois: It is illegal to expectorate[spit] from any second-story window. [162] 4Dumb Laws #16212 Galesburg, Illinois: There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats. [163] 4Dumb Laws #16312 Homer, Illinois: It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer. [164] 4Dumb Laws #16412 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. [165] 4Dumb Laws #16512 Joilet, Illinois: It is a misdemeanor punishable by a 5 dollar fine for mispronouncing this towns name. [166] 4Dumb Laws #16612 Kirkland, Illinois: Forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets. [167] 4Dumb Laws #16712 Moline, Illinois: Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited. [what about July??] [168] 4Dumb Laws #16812 Moline, Illinois: There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue. [169] 4Dumb Laws #16912 Morton Grove, Illinois: You may not own a handgun. [170] 4Dumb Laws #17012 Normal, Illinois: It is against the law to make faces at dogs. [171] 4Dumb Laws #17112 Orland Prak, Illinois: No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling. [172] 4Dumb Laws #17212 Ottawa, Illinois: Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense. [173] 4Dumb Laws #17312 Park Ridge, Illinois: Trucks may only park inside closed garages. [174] 4Dumb Laws #17412 Peoria, Illinois: Basketball hoops may not be installed on a driveway. [175] 4Dumb Laws #17512 Zion, Illinois: It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. [176] 4Dumb Laws #17612 Indiana: Baths may not be taken Between the months of October and March. [177] 4Dumb Laws #17712 Indiana: It is against the law to pass a horse on the street in Indiana. [178] 4Dumb Laws #17812 Indiana: It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks. [179] 4Dumb Laws #17912 Indiana: Liquor stores may not sell milk. [180] 4Dumb Laws #18012 Indiana: Grocery stores may not sell any type of liquor cold. [181] 4Dumb Laws #18112 Indiana: You may not back into a parking spot. Police officers cannot see your license plate. [182] 4Dumb Laws #18212 Indiana: Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session. [183] 4Dumb Laws #18312 Indiana: The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415. (Repealed) [184] 4Dumb Laws #18412 Auburn, Indiana: It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in an area zone commercial. The penalty for any of these is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of ones bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days but not a combination of both. [185] 4Dumb Laws #18512 Beech Grove, Indiana: It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park. [186] 4Dumb Laws #18612 Evansville, Indiana: While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on. [187] 4Dumb Laws #18712 Fort Wayne, Indiana: You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record "It`s In the Book". [188] 4Dumb Laws #18812 Gary, Indiana: Persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. [189] 4Dumb Laws #18912 South Bend, Indiana: It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette. [190] 4Dumb Laws #19012 Terre Haute, Indiana: No one may spit on the sidewalk. [191] 4Dumb Laws #19112 Iowa: Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes. [192] 4Dumb Laws #19212 Iowa: One-armed piano players must perform for free. [193] 4Dumb Laws #19312 Iowa: A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public. [194] 4Dumb Laws #19412 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. [195] 4Dumb Laws #19512 Dubuque, Iowa: Any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building. [196] 4Dumb Laws #19612 Indianola, Iowa: The "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned. [197] 4Dumb Laws #19712 Fort Madison, Iowa: The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire. [198] 4Dumb Laws #19812 Marshalltown, Iowa: Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants. [199] 4Dumb Laws #19912 Ottumwa, Iowa: It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he does not know. [200] 4Dumb Laws #20012 Kansas: Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat. [201] 4Dumb Laws #20112 Kansas: Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights. [202] 4Dumb Laws #20212 Kansas: No one may catch fish with his bare hands. [203] 4Dumb Laws #20312 Kansas: The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks. [204] 4Dumb Laws #20412 Kansas: If two trains shall meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed. [205] 4Dumb Laws #20512 Lawrence, Kansas: All cars entering the city limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival. [206] 4Dumb Laws #20612 Lawrence, Kansas: No one may wear a bee in their hat. [207] 4Dumb Laws #20712 Russell, Kansas: Musical car horns are banned. [208] 4Dumb Laws #20812 Salina, Kansas: It is against the law to leave your car motor running unattended. [209] 4Dumb Laws #20912 Topeka, Kansas: The installation of bathtubs is prohibited. [210] 4Dumb Laws #21012 Wichita, Kansas: At the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a person in an automobile is required to get out of their vehicle, fire 3 shotgun rounds into the air, and then get back into their vehicle and proceed through the intersection. [211] 4Dumb Laws #21112 Wichita, Kansas: Any person who uses or carries concealed or unconcealed bean snappers or like, shall upon conviction be fined. -City ordinance 349 of Wichita, Kansas. [212] 4Dumb Laws #21212 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 not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars." (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974) [213] 4Dumb Laws #21312 Kentucky: 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). (Passed 1942) [214] 4Dumb Laws #21412 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. (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948) [215] 4Dumb Laws #21512 Lexington, Kentucky: It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket. [216] 4Dumb Laws #21612 Lexington, Kentucky: By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground." [217] 4Dumb Laws #21712 Owensboro, Kentucky: It is against the law for any woman to buy a hat without her husbands approval. [218] 4Dumb Laws #21812 Louisana: It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol. [219] 4Dumb Laws #21912 Louisana: Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault." [220] 4Dumb Laws #22012 Louisana: It is illegal to gargle in public places. [221] 4Dumb Laws #22112 New Orleans Louisana: You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. [222] 4Dumb Laws #22212 New Orleans Louisana: It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it. [223] 4Dumb Laws #22312 Maine: After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up. [224] 4Dumb Laws #22412 Maine: You may not step out of a plane in flight. [225] 4Dumb Laws #22512 Maine: Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack. [226] 4Dumb Laws #22612 Portland, Maine: Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street. [227] 4Dumb Laws #22712 Augusta, Maine: To stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law. [228] 4Dumb Laws #22812 Maryland: Thistles may not grow in one's yard. [229] 4Dumb Laws #22912 Baltimore, Maryland: It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. [230] 4Dumb Laws #23012 Baltimore, Maryland: It's illegal to take a lion to the movies. [231] 4Dumb Laws #23112 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. (1898) [232] 4Dumb Laws #23212 Baltimore, Maryland: It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday. [233] 4Dumb Laws #23312 Baltimore City, Maryland: Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited. [234] 4Dumb Laws #23412 Columbia, Maryland: You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish. [235] 4Dumb Laws #23512 Columbia, Maryland: Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence. [236] 4Dumb Laws #23612 Ocean City: Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited. [237] 4Dumb Laws #23712 Massachusetts: Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches. [238] 4Dumb Laws #23812 Massachusetts: Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked. [239] 4Dumb Laws #23912 Michigan: A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. [240] 4Dumb Laws #24012 Michigan: There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office. [241] 4Dumb Laws #24112 Michigan: It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house. [242] 4Dumb Laws #24212 Michigan: You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan. [243] 4Dumb Laws #24312 Michigan: 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. [244] 4Dumb Laws #24412 Clawson Michigan: There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. [245] 4Dumb Laws #24512 Detroit Michigan: Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited. [246] 4Dumb Laws #24612 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. [247] 4Dumb Laws #24712 Detroit Michigan: It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday. [248] 4Dumb Laws #24812 Detroit Michigan: Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants. [249] 4Dumb Laws #24912 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. [250] 4Dumb Laws #25012 Grand Haven, Michigan: 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. [251] 4Dumb Laws #25112 Harper Woods, Michigan: It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets. [252] 4Dumb Laws #25212 Kalamazoo, Michigan: It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend. [253] 4Dumb Laws #25312 Rochester, Michigan: All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police. [254] 4Dumb Laws #25412 Soo, Michigan: Smoking while in bed is illegal. [255] 4Dumb Laws #25512 Wayland, Michigan: Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day. [256] 4Dumb Laws #25612 Minnesota: A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head. [257] 4Dumb Laws #25712 Minnesota: All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts. [258] 4Dumb Laws #25812 Minnesota: Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. [259] 4Dumb Laws #25912 Minnesota: All bathtubs must have feet. [260] 4Dumb Laws #26012 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. [261] 4Dumb Laws #26112 Minneapolis, Minnesota: Red cars can not drive down Lake Street. [262] 4Dumb Laws #26212 St. Cloud, Minnesota: Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays. [263] 4Dumb Laws #26312 Viginia, Minnesota: You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street. [264] 4Dumb Laws #26412 Mississippi: Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging. [265] 4Dumb Laws #26512 Mississippi: Adultery or Fornication results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison. -Sec. 97-29-1 [266] 4Dumb Laws #26612 Columbus, Mississippi: The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it. [267] 4Dumb Laws #26712 Oxford, Michigan: It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session. ...yet...Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited. [268] 4Dumb Laws #26812 Oxford, Mississippi: One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square. [269] 4Dumb Laws #26912 Oxford, Mississippi: Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses. [270] 4Dumb Laws #27012 Tylertown, Mississippi: It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street. [271] 4Dumb Laws #27112 Mississippi: Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road. [272] 4Dumb Laws #27212 Missouri: It is not illegal to speed. (Repealed) [273] 4Dumb Laws #27312 Buckner, Missouri: In this small town of only 4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday. [274] 4Dumb Laws #27412 Excelsior Springs, Missouri: Hard objects may not be thrown by hand. [275] 4Dumb Laws #27512 Excelsior Springs, Missouri: Worrying squirrels is not tolerated. [276] 4Dumb Laws #27612 Kansas City, Missouri: Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely. [277] 4Dumb Laws #27712 Kansas City, Missouri: Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited. [278] 4Dumb Laws #27812 Marceline, Missouri: Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters. [279] 4Dumb Laws #27912 Marquette, Missouri: It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law). [280] 4Dumb Laws #28012 Mole, Missouri: Frightening a baby is in violation of the law. [281] 4Dumb Laws #28112 Natchez, Missouri: It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants. [282] 4Dumb Laws #28212 Purdy, Missouri: Dancing is strictly prohibited. [283] 4Dumb Laws #28312 St Louis, Missouri: 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. [284] 4Dumb Laws #28412 St. Louis, Missouri: A milk man may not run while on duty. [285] 4Dumb Laws #28512 University City, Missouri: Four women may not rent an apartment together. [286] 4Dumb Laws #28612 Montana: Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. (Repealed) [287] 4Dumb Laws #28712 Montana: In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all. [288] 4Dumb Laws #28812 Montana: It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime. [289] 4Dumb Laws #28912 Montana: It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail. [290] 4Dumb Laws #29012 Montana: It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone. [291] 4Dumb Laws #29112 Excelsior Springs, Montana: Balls may not be thrown within the city limits. [292] 4Dumb Laws #29212 Helena, Montana: No item may be thrown across a street. [293] 4Dumb Laws #29312 Salisbury, Montana: Pop bottles are not to be thrown on the ground. [294] 4Dumb Laws #29412 Whitehall, Montana: It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels. [295] 4Dumb Laws #295 12Nebraska: If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested. [296] 4Dumb Laws #296 12Nebraska: It is Illegal to go whale fishing. [297] 4Dumb Laws #297 12Nebraska: It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup. [298] 4Dumb Laws #298 12Nebraska: It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license. [299] 4Dumb Laws #299 12Lehigh, Nebraska: Doughnut holes may not be sold [300] 4Dumb Laws #300 12Omaha, Nebraska: Sneezing or burping is illegal during a church service. [301] 4Dumb Laws #301 12Omaha, Nebraska: A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest. [302] 4Dumb Laws #302 12Waterloo, Nebraska: Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M. [303] 4Dumb Laws #303 12Nevada: It's still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property. [304] 4Dumb Laws #304 12Nevada: It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway. [305] 4Dumb Laws #305 12Clark 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. [306] 4Dumb Laws #306 12Elko, Nevada: Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask. [307] 4Dumb Laws #307 12Eureka, Nevada: Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women. [308] 4Dumb Laws #308 12Nyala, Nevada: A man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day. [309] 4Dumb Laws #309 12New Hampshire: You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe. [310] 4Dumb Laws #310 12New Hampshire: You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt. [311] 4Dumb Laws #311 12New Hampshire: It is considered an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name. [312] 4Dumb Laws #312 12New Hampshire: It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach. [313] 4Dumb Laws #313 12New Hampshire: Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces. [314] 4Dumb Laws #314 12New Hampshire: You may not run machinery on Sundays. [315] 4Dumb Laws #315 12New Hampshire: On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up. [316] 4Dumb Laws #316 12White Mountain Nat. Forest, New Hampshire: 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''. [317] 4Dumb Laws #317 12New Jersey: You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only. [318] 4Dumb Laws #318 12New Jersey: On a highway you can not park under a bridge. [319] 4Dumb Laws #319 12New Jersey: It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season. [320] 4Dumb Laws #320 12New Jersey: It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer. [321] 4Dumb Laws #321 12New Jersey: If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates. [322] 4Dumb Laws #322 12New Jersey: You may not slurp your soup. [323] 4Dumb Laws #323 12New Jersey: Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street. [324] 4Dumb Laws #324 12New Jersey: It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon. [325] 4Dumb Laws #325 12Bernards Township, New Jersey: It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone". [326] 4Dumb Laws #326 12Caldwell, New Jersey: You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue. [327] 4Dumb Laws #327 12Cranford, New Jersey: Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn. [328] 4Dumb Laws #328 12Cresskill, New Jersey: All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts. [329] 4Dumb Laws #329 12Elizabeth, New Jersey: It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat. [330] 4Dumb Laws #330 12Manville, New Jersey: It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo. [331] 4Dumb Laws #331 12Newark, New Jersey: It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor. [332] 4Dumb Laws #332 12Ocean City, New Jersey: Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday. [333] 4Dumb Laws #333 12Ocean City, New Jersey: Raw hamburger may not be sold. [334] 4Dumb Laws #334 12Raritan, New Jersey: Profanity is prohibited. [335] 4Dumb Laws #335 12Sea Isle City, New Jersey: There will be no boiling of bones on the property. [336] 4Dumb Laws #336 12Trenton, New Jersey: You may not throw a bad pickle in the street. [337] 4Dumb Laws #337 12Trenton, New Jersey: Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays. [338] 4Dumb Laws #338 12New Mexico: State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material" to be cut from Romeo and Juliet. [339] 4Dumb Laws #339 12Carrizozo, New Mexico: It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public. [340] 4Dumb Laws #340 12Las Cruces, New Mexico: You may not carry a lunchbox down Main Street. [341] 4Dumb Laws #341 12New York: A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll. [342] 4Dumb Laws #342 12New York: It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun. [343] 4Dumb Laws #343 12New York: A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline. [344] 4Dumb Laws #344 12New York: The penalty for jumping off a building is death. [345] 4Dumb Laws #345 12New York: New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it. [346] 4Dumb Laws #346 12New York: A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket. [347] 4Dumb Laws #347 12New York: While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door. [348] 4Dumb Laws #348 12New York: Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M. [349] 4Dumb Laws #349 12Carmel, New York: A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. [350] 4Dumb Laws #350 12Greene, New York: During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks. [351] 4Dumb Laws #351 12New York City, New York: Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers". [352] 4Dumb Laws #352 12New York City, New York: It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing." [353] 4Dumb Laws #353 12New York City, New York: You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building. [354] 4Dumb Laws #354 12Ocean City, New York: It is illegal to eat in the street in residential neighborhoods, and the only beverage you can drink on the beach is water in a clear plastic bottle. [355] 4Dumb Laws #355 12Ocean City, New York: It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town. [356] 4Dumb Laws #356 12Staten Island, New York: You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand. [357] 4Dumb Laws #357 12Staten Island, New York: It is illegal for a father to call his son a "faggot" or "queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior." [358] 4Dumb Laws #358 12North Carolina: It's against the law to sing off key. [359] 4Dumb Laws #359 12North Carolina: Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. [360] 4Dumb Laws #360 12North Carolina: If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married. [361] 4Dumb Laws #361 12North Carolina: A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent. [362] 4Dumb Laws #362 12Barber, North Carolina: Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited. [363] 4Dumb Laws #363 12Charlotte, North Carolina: Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times. [364] 4Dumb Laws #364 12Forest 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. [365] 4Dumb Laws #365 12Greensboro, North Carolina: Restaurants "with on sidewalk dining" must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the sidewalk, but is not readable from the street. [366] 4Dumb Laws #366 12Hornytown, North Carolina: Massage parlors have been banned. [367] 4Dumb Laws #367 12Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina: You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars. [368] 4Dumb Laws #368 12Rocky Mount, North Carolina: It is required that you must pay a property tax on your dog. [369] 4Dumb Laws #369 12Southern Shores, North Carolina: It is against the law to rollerblade on a state highway. [370] 4Dumb Laws #370 12North Dakota: Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant. [371] 4Dumb Laws #371 12North Dakota: It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on. [372] 4Dumb Laws #372 12North Dakota: It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon. [373] 4Dumb Laws #373 12Fargo, 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. [374] 4Dumb Laws #374 12Ohio: In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00. [375] 4Dumb Laws #375 12Ohio: Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public. [376] 4Dumb Laws #376 12Ohio: It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday. [377] 4Dumb Laws #377 12Ohio: It is illegal to get a fish drunk. [378] 4Dumb Laws #378 12Ohio: Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited. [379] 4Dumb Laws #379 12Ohio: It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house. [380] 4Dumb Laws #380 12Ohio: It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance. [381] 4Dumb Laws #381 12Ohio: Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes. [382] 4Dumb Laws #382 12Ohio: No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July. [383] 4Dumb Laws #383 12Bay Village, Ohio: It is illegal to walk a cow down Lake Road. [384] 4Dumb Laws #384 12Bexley, Ohio: Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses. [385] 4Dumb Laws #385 12Clinton County, Ohio: Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines. [386] 4Dumb Laws #386 12Cleveland, Ohio: It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license! [387] 4Dumb Laws #387 12Columbus, Ohio: It is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday. [388] 4Dumb Laws #388 12Fairview Park, Ohio: It's against the law to honk your horn "excessively". A grandmother was fined for honking her horn twice at her neighbor. [389] 4Dumb Laws #389 12Fairview 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. [390] 4Dumb Laws #390 12Ironton, Ohio: Cross-dressing is against the law. [391] 4Dumb Laws #391 12Lima, Ohio: Any map that does not have Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold. [392] 4Dumb Laws #392 12Lowell, Ohio: It is unlawful to run a horse over five miles per hour. [393] 4Dumb Laws #393 12Marion, Ohio: You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street. [394] 4Dumb Laws #394 12North Canton, Ohio: It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police. [395] 4Dumb Laws #395 12McDonald, Ohio: Your goose may not paraded down Main Street. [396] 4Dumb Laws #396 12Paulding, Ohio: A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him. [397] 4Dumb Laws #397 12Toledo, Ohio: Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal. [398] 4Dumb Laws #398 12Strongsville, Ohio: Catch 22 is banned. [399] 4Dumb Laws #399 12Youngstown, Ohio: Riding on the roof of a taxi cab is not allowed. [400] 4Dumb Laws #400 12Youngstown, Ohio: You may not run out of gas. [401] 4Dumb Laws #401 12Oklahoma: Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog. [402] 4Dumb Laws #402 12Oklahoma: Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state. [403] 4Dumb Laws #403 12Oklahoma: Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property. [404] 4Dumb Laws #404 12Oklahoma: Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger. [405] 4Dumb Laws #405 12Oklahoma: It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle. [406] 4Dumb Laws #406 12Oklahoma: Whaling is illegal. [407] 4Dumb Laws #407 12Oklahoma: It is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots. [408] 4Dumb Laws #408 12Oklahoma: Cars must be tethered outside of public buildings. (Repealed) [409] 4Dumb Laws #409 12Oklahoma: Tattoos are banned. [410] 4Dumb Laws #410 12Oklahoma: It is illegal to wear your boots to bed. [411] 4Dumb Laws #411 12Oklahoma: Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus. [412] 4Dumb Laws #412 12Oklahoma: Tissues are not to be found in the back of one's car. [413] 4Dumb Laws #413 12Ada, Oklahoma: If you wear New York Jets clothing, you may be put in jail. [414] 4Dumb Laws #414 12Clinton, Oklahoma: Molesting an automobile is illegal. [415] 4Dumb Laws #415 12Hawthahorne, Oklahoma: It is unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window. [416] 4Dumb Laws #416 12Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: No one may walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger. [417] 4Dumb Laws #417 12Tulsa, Oklahoma: You may not open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer. [418] 4Dumb Laws #418 12Tulsa, Oklahoma: Elephants are not to be taken into the downtown area. [419] 4Dumb Laws #419 12Wynona, Oklahoma: One's mode of transportation must be tied up while not attended. [420] 4Dumb Laws #420 12Wynona, Oklahoma: Mules may not drink out of bird baths. [421] 4Dumb Laws #421 12Wynona, Oklahoma: Clothes may not be washed in bird baths. [422] 4Dumb Laws #422 12Yukon, Oklahoma: It is illegal to tie a horse in front of city hall. [423] 4Dumb Laws #423 12Oregon: Dishes must drip dry. [424] 4Dumb Laws #424 12Oregon: The "Peer Review Statute" prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records in your chart. [425] 4Dumb Laws #425 12Oregon: It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property. [426] 4Dumb Laws #426 12Oregon: Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays. [427] 4Dumb Laws #427 12Oregon: You may not pump your own gas in service stations. [428] 4Dumb Laws #428 12Oregon: One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e.,that which covers one's body from neck to knee. [429] 4Dumb Laws #429 12Beaverton, Oregon: You must buy a $10 permit to be allowed to install a burglar alarm. [430] 4Dumb Laws #430 12Eugene, Oregon: It is legal to conduct a horse race or a symphony concert. [431] 4Dumb Laws #431 12Hood River, Oregon: Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license. [432] 4Dumb Laws #432 12Klamath Falls, Oregon: It's illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane. [433] 4Dumb Laws #433 12Portland, Oregon: It's against the law for a wedding ceremony to be performed at a skating rink. (Repealed in 1989) [434] 4Dumb Laws #434 12Portland, Oregon: People may not whistle underwater. [435] 4Dumb Laws #435 12Portland, Oregon: You cannot wear roller skates in restrooms. [436] 4Dumb Laws #436 12Marion, Oregon: Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon. [437] 4Dumb Laws #437 12Myrtle Creek, Oregon: One may not box with a kangaroo. [438] 4Dumb Laws #438 12Springfield, Oregon: It is illegal to own a reptile within the city limits, unless you are a school or city, as a pet. [439] 4Dumb Laws #439 12Stanfield, Oregon: Cloth towel dispensers are banned from restrooms. [440] 4Dumb Laws #440 12Stanfield, Oregon: No more than two people may share a single drink. [441] 4Dumb Laws #441 12Pennsylvania: It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding. [442] 4Dumb Laws #442 12Pennsylvania: It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law. [443] 4Dumb Laws #443 12Pennsylvania: It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. [444] 4Dumb Laws #444 12Pennsylvania: Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue. [445] 4Dumb Laws #445 12Pennsylvania: A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. [446] 4Dumb Laws #446 12Pennsylvania: You may not sing in the bathtub. [447] 4Dumb Laws #447 12Pennsylvania: A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel. [448] 4Dumb Laws #448 12Pennsylvania: Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes. [449] 4Dumb Laws #449 12Pennsylvania: No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor" [450] 4Dumb Laws #450 12Pennsylvania: All liquor stores must be run by the state. [451] 4Dumb Laws #451 12Pennsylvania: You may not catch a fish with your hands. [452] 4Dumb Laws #452 12Pennsylvania: You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth. [453] 4Dumb Laws #453 12Peensylvania: Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish. [454] 4Dumb Laws #454 12Danville, Pennsylvania: All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires. [455] 4Dumb Laws #455 12Millville, Pennsylvania: One may not shoot any dog that is found wandering the streets. [456] 4Dumb Laws #456 12Morrisville, Pennsylvania: It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics. [457] 4Dumb Laws #457 12Newtown, Pennsylvania: Every outlet or switch (which can be purchased for 59 cents) that is installed requires an electrical inspection fee of 1 dollar and 33 cents. [458] 4Dumb Laws #458 12Pittsburg, Pennsylvania: It is still illegal to bring a donkey or a mule onto a trolley car. [459] 4Dumb Laws #459 12Ridley Park, Pennsylvania: You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance. [460] 4Dumb Laws #460 12Tarentum, Pennsylvania: Horses are not to be tied to parking meters. [461] 4Dumb Laws #461 12Rhode Island: It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years. [462] 4Dumb Laws #462 12Rhode Island: Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law. Penalty: $20 to $100 fine. [463] 4Dumb Laws #463 12Rhode Island: It is illegal to place a windmill within twenty-five (25) rods of any traveled street or road. [464] 4Dumb Laws #464 12Rhode Island: Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday. [465] 4Dumb Laws #465 12Rhode Island: Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void. -SECTION 11-40-1 [466] 4Dumb Laws #466 12Rhode Island: It is illegal to coast downhill in your car with your transmission in neutral, or with the clutch disengaged. [467] 4Dumb Laws #467 12Rhose Island: It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley. [468] 4Dumb Laws #468 12Newport, Rhode Island: You cannot smoke a pipe after sunset. [469] 4Dumb Laws #469 12Providence, Rhode Island: You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday. [470] 4Dumb Laws #470 12Providence, Rhode Island: It is illegal to wear transparent clothing. [471] 4Dumb Laws #471 12South Carolina: It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide [472] 4Dumb Laws #472 12South Carolina: Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks [473] 4Dumb Laws #473 12South Carolina: It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays. [474] 4Dumb Laws #474 12South Carolina: When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven vehicle you must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse traffic. [475] 4Dumb Laws #475 12South Carolina: Horses may not be kept in bathtubs [476] 4Dumb Laws #476 12South Carolina: No work may be done on Sunday. An exception to the above law is that light bulbs may be sold [477] 4Dumb Laws #477 12South Carolina: All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day [478] 4Dumb Laws #478 12South Carolina: Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold. [479] 4Dumb Laws #479 12South Carolina: Railroad companies may be held liable in some instances for scaring horses [480] 4Dumb Laws #480 12South Carolina: By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place [481] 4Dumb Laws #481 12South Carolina: It is illegal to communicate with a woman using obscene messages [482] 4Dumb Laws #482 12Charleston, South Carolina: The Fire Department may blow up your house. This law was made so that the fire department could create a fire brake [483] 4Dumb Laws #483 12Fountain Inn, South Carolina: Horses are to wear pants at all times [484] 4Dumb Laws #484 12Lancaster County, South Carolina: It is illegal to dance in public in Lancaster [485] 4Dumb Laws #485 12Spartanburg, South Carolina: Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden [486] 4Dumb Laws #486 12South Dakota: It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory [487] 4Dumb Laws #487 12South Dakota: Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden [488] 4Dumb Laws #488 12South Dakota: If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them [489] 4Dumb Laws #489 12Spearfish, South Dakota: If three or more Indians are walking down the street together, they can be considered a war party and fired upon [490] 4Dumb Laws #490 12Tennessee: You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile [491] 4Dumb Laws #491 12Tennessee: Hollow logs may not be sold [492] 4Dumb Laws #492 12Tennessee: It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish [493] 4Dumb Laws #493 12Tennessee: "Crimes against nature" are prohibited [494] 4Dumb Laws #494 12Tennessee: Stealing a horse is punishible by hanging [495] 4Dumb Laws #495 12Tennessee: Driving is not to be done while asleep [496] 4Dumb Laws #496 12Tennessee: It is legal to gather and consume roadkill [497] 4Dumb Laws #497 12Fayette County, Tennessee: You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property. [498] 4Dumb Laws #498 12Lenoir County, Tennesee: When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming [499] 4Dumb Laws #499 12Lexington, Tennessee: No one may eat ice cream on the sidewalk [500] 4Dumb Laws #500 12Dyersburg, Tennessee: It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date [501] 4Dumb Laws #501 12Knowville, Tennessee: In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a "hitching post." [502] 4Dumb Laws #502 12Memphis, Tennessee: Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians [503] 4Dumb Laws #503 12Memphis, Tennessee: It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. [504] 4Dumb Laws #504 12Memphis, Tennessee: Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis. (Passed in 1996) [505] 4Dumb Laws #505 12Memphis, Tennessee: It is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises [506] 4Dumb Laws #506 12Oneida, Tennessee: An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain't Goin' To Rain No Mo'." [507] 4Dumb Laws #507 12Texas: 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. [508] 4Dumb Laws #508 12Texas: A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit [509] 4Dumb Laws #509 12Texas: It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing [510] 4Dumb Laws #510 12Texas: You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times [511] 4Dumb Laws #511 12Texas: It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers [512] 4Dumb Laws #512 12Texas: It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel. [513] 4Dumb Laws #513 12Texas: It is illegal to milk another person's cow [514] 4Dumb Laws #514 12Texas: 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 [515] 4Dumb Laws #515 12Texas: The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home [516] 4Dumb Laws #516 12Abilene, Texas: It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing [517] 4Dumb Laws #517 12Austin, Texas: Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket [518] 4Dumb Laws #518 12Borger, Texas: It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind [519] 4Dumb Laws #519 12Clarendon, Texas: It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster [520] 4Dumb Laws #520 12Houston, Texas: It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday [521] 4Dumb Laws #521 12Galveston, Texas: It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays [522] 4Dumb Laws #522 12Lubbock Country, Texas: It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream [523] 4Dumb Laws #523 12Mesquite, Texas: It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts [524] 4Dumb Laws #524 12Port Arthur, Texas: Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator [525] 4Dumb Laws #525 12Richardson, Texas: It is now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street. [526] 4Dumb Laws #526 12San Antonio, Texas: It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands [527] 4Dumb Laws #527 12Temple, Texas: No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square [528] 4Dumb Laws #528 12Temple, Texas: You can ride your horse in the saloon [529] 4Dumb Laws #529 12Temple, Texas: Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot. [530] 4Dumb Laws #530 12Texarkana, Texas: Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights. [531] 4Dumb Laws #531 12Utah: It is against the law to fish from horseback [532] 4Dumb Laws #532 12Utah: When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin. [533] 4Dumb Laws #533 12Utah: It is illegal not to drink milk [534] 4Dumb Laws #534 12Utah: It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them [535] 4Dumb Laws #535 12Utah: Birds have the right of way on all highways [536] 4Dumb Laws #536 12Utah: A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence [537] 4Dumb Laws #537 12Utah: It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list [538] 4Dumb Laws #538 12Utah: It is considered an offense to hunt whales [539] 4Dumb Laws #539 12Kaysville, Utah: You must have identification to enter a convienence store after dark. [540] 4Dumb Laws #540 12Logan, Utah: Women may not swear [541] 4Dumb Laws #541 12Monroe, Utah: Daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor [542] 4Dumb Laws #542 12Provo, Utah: Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine. [543] 4Dumb Laws #543 12Salt Lake City, Utah: No one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin. [544] 4Dumb Laws #544 12Trout Creek, Utah: Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches. [545] 4Dumb Laws #545 12Vermont: It is illegal to deny the existence of God [546] 4Dumb Laws #546 12Vermont: At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole [547] 4Dumb Laws #547 12Vermont: Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth. [548] 4Dumb Laws #548 12Barre, Vermont: All residents shall bathe every Saturday night. [549] 4Dumb Laws #549 12Virginia: It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays. (Repealed) You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday, but you can sell beer, wine etc. (Repealed) [550] 4Dumb Laws #550 12Virginia: There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates." [551] 4Dumb Laws #551 12Virginia: Police radar detectors are illegal [552] 4Dumb Laws #552 12Virginia: Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween [553] 4Dumb Laws #553 12Virginia: It is illegal to tickle women [554] 4Dumb Laws #554 12Virginia: You cannot buy hardware of any kind on Sunday. (Passed in 1975, repealed in 1977) [555] 4Dumb Laws #555 12Culpeper, VA: No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk. [556] 4Dumb Laws #556 12Norfolk, VA: Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated [557] 4Dumb Laws #557 12Lebanon, VA: It is illegal to kick your wife out of bed [558] 4Dumb Laws #558 12Norfolk, VA: Women must wear a corsette after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone [559] 4Dumb Laws #559 12Richmond, VA: It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee [560] 4Dumb Laws #560 12Stafford County, VA: It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm [561] 4Dumb Laws #561 12Virginia Beach, VA: If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUI's. [562] 4Dumb Laws #562 12Virginia Beach, VA: It is illegal for a person to ride on the handlebars of a bike. [563] 4Dumb Laws #563 12Virginia Beach, VA: It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk [564] 4Dumb Laws #564 12Virginia Beach, VA: It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue. [565] 4Dumb Laws #565 12Waynesboro, VA: It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag. [566] 4Dumb Laws #566 12Washington: All lollipops are banned [567] 4Dumb Laws #567 12Washington: A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town." [568] 4Dumb Laws #568 12Washington: It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag. [569] 4Dumb Laws #569 12Washington: All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle. [570] 4Dumb Laws #570 12Washington: People may not buy a mattress on Sunday. [571] 4Dumb Laws #571 12Washington: It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich [572] 4Dumb Laws #572 12Washington: When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed [573] 4Dumb Laws #573 12Washington: You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday [574] 4Dumb Laws #574 12Bremerton, WA: You may not shuck peanuts on the street [575] 4Dumb Laws #575 12Everett, Washington: It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window. [576] 4Dumb Laws #576 12Lynden, Washington: Dancing and drinking may not occur at the same establishment [577] 4Dumb Laws #577 12Seattle, Washington: You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length [578] 4Dumb Laws #578 12Seattle, Washington: No one may set fire to another person's property without prior permission. [579] 4Dumb Laws #579 12Seattle, Washington: It is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers. [580] 4Dumb Laws #580 12Spokane, Washington: TV's may not be bought on Sundays [581] 4Dumb Laws #581 12Waldron Island, Washington: No structure shall contain more than two toilets that use potable water for flushing [582] 4Dumb Laws #582 12Wilbur, Washington: You may not ride an ugly horse. [583] 4Dumb Laws #583 12West Virginia: No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions." [384] 4Dumb Laws #584 12West Virginia: It is illegal to snooze on a train [585] 4Dumb Laws #585 12West Virginia: According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag. [586] 4Dumb Laws #586 12West Virginia: If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined [587] 4Dumb Laws #587 12West Virginia: Roadkill may be taken home for supper [588] 4Dumb Laws #588 12West Virginia: Whistling underwater is prohibited [589] 4Dumb Laws #589 12Alderson, WV: One may not walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash [590] 4Dumb Laws #590 12Nicholas County, WV: No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service [591] 4Dumb Laws #591 12Huntington, WV: Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse [592] 4Dumb Laws #592 12Huntington, WV: It is legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps. [593] 4Dumb Laws #593 12Wisconsin: You must manually flush all urinals in a building. [594] 4Dumb Laws #594 12Wisconsin: Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons [595] 4Dumb Laws #595 12Wisconsin: Citizens may not murder their enemies [596] 4Dumb Laws #596 12Wisconsin: Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has [597] 4Dumb Laws #597 12Wisconsin: As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned. [598] 4Dumb Laws #598 12Wisconsin: State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese. [599] 4Dumb Laws #599 12Wisconsin: While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license [600] 4Dumb Laws #600 12Wisconsin: It is illegal to cut a woman's hair. [601] 4Dumb Laws #601 12LaCosse, WI: It is illegal to tie up your horse along Third Street [602] 4Dumb Laws #602 12LaCrosse, WI: It is illegal to play checkers in public [603] 4Dumb Laws #603 12LaCrosse, WI: You cannot "worry a squirrel." [604] 4Dumb Laws #604 12Milwaukee, WI: An old ordinance forbids parking for over two hours unless a horse is tied to the car. [605] 4Dumb Laws #605 12Milwaukee, WI: It is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention. [606] 4Dumb Laws #606 12Milwaukee, WI: If one is thought of as offensive looking, it is illegal for him to be in public during the day [607] 4Dumb Laws #607 12Racine, WI: It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep. [608] 4Dumb Laws #608 12Racine, WI: Women may not walk down a public street at night without being accompanied by a man [609] 4Dumb Laws #609 12St. Croix, WI: Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public [610] 4Dumb Laws #610 12Wyoming: It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people's view in a public theater or place of amusement. [611] 4Dumb Laws #611 12Wyoming: It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking [612] 4Dumb Laws #612 12Wyoming: You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June [613] 4Dumb Laws #613 12Cheyenne, WY: Citizens may not take showers on Wednesdays.