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« on: August 07, 2005, 03:43:02 pm »

Alabama:
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
It is illegal to buy a bag of peanuts after sunset and before sunrise the next day in Alabama.

Arkansas
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month...
Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
According to Arkansas law, Section 4761, Pope's Digest: "No person shall be permitted under any pretext whatever, to come nearer than fifty feet of any door or window of any polling room, from the opening of the polls until the completion of the count and the certification of the returns."

Arizona:
It is illegal to wear suspenders in Nogles, AZ.

California
In California, it is illegal to posses bear gall bladders.
In California, it is illegal to trip horses for entertainment.
In Blythe, California, a person must own two cows in order to legally wear cowboy boots in public.
In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
In L.A. it is against the law to complain through the mail that a hotel has cockroaches, even if it is true.
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Blvd. at one time.
It is illegal to whistle for a lost canary before 7 am in Berkeley, CA.
San Francisco is said to be the only city in the nation to have ordinances guaranteeing sunshine to the masses.
In Cupertino, California, it is illegal to count backwards audibly in hexadecimal.
The good burghers of Redwood City have outlawed the frying of gravy.
In Santa Clara, it is forbidden to dedicate parking spaces to the patron saint of television.
Prostitutes in San Francisco are not obliged to make change for bills larger than $50.
The city of Mountain View proscribes calling pet fish by "names of aggressive content, e.g. 'Biter', 'Killer', 'Sugar-Ray'"
Bicycles may not be ridden without "appropriate fashion accessories" anywhere in Santa Clara County (de facto law).
It is illegal to skateboard on walls "or other vertical surfaces" in Palo Alto.
Wearing a sweatshirt inside-out is deemed a "threatening misdemeanor" in Half-Moon Bay.
In 1930, the City Council of Ontario (California) passed an ordinance forbidding roosters to crow within the city limits.
In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
Peeling an orange in your hotel room is banned in California (Legal Lunacy)
Los Angeles "Daily News": Have you ever had the urge to rip the tag from a pillow or mattress, despite the warning of dire penalties? Well, it's perfectly legal now, if you live in Colorado. Governor Roy Romer formalized the law by gleefully tearing a label from a pillow at his office. "I've been worrying about the mattress inspector jumping through the window for years," he said.

Colorado
In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep....
It is illegal to swim during the daytime in a pool or river within the city limits of Durango, CO
It is illegal to throw shoes at weddings in Colorado.
In Denver, it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next door neighbor.

Connecticut:
You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.
An old Connecticut law banished to use of condoms and all other contraceptive devices.
In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
In Harford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Florida:
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women (whether single, divorced or widowed) from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
In Idaho, fishing from the back of any animal is illegal.
Apparently, it's illegal to give a lighted cigarette to a cat or dog in Miami. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Georga:
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Idaho:
Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."
It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.
Illinois:
Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets.
It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.
Chicago law prohibits eating in a place that is on fire.
In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
Indiana:
Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.
It is illegal to take a bath in the wintertime in Indiana.
In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Iowa:
Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
In Corning, Iowa, it is illegal to speak to anyone passing along the street or sidewalk.
Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with you- or holding you in his arms.In 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 is unacquainted." (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Kansas:
No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.

Kentucky:
By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she"cannot hold onto the ground."
It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
A Kentucky law says that burglary can only be committed at night.
It is illegal for pigeons to fly over Bellevue, KY.
Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie.
Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.
In Kentucky, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." An amendment to the above legislation: "The provisions of this statuate shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds, nor shall it apply to female horses." (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Louisana:
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."

Maryland:
Laws prohibit the selling of condoms throughvendings machines in gas stations and stores-with one major exception. Prophylactics mat be dispensed by vending machines only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises"
In Halethrope, it is illegal to kiss for more than one second.
In Baltimore, it is illegal to mistreat oysters.
In Baltimore it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.
In Baltimore, it's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
In Baltimore, it's also illegal to take a lion to the movies. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Massachusetts:
Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
In Salem, even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms.
In Boston it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
In 1659, the State outlawed Christmas...
From an Associated Press news wire: The state of Massachusetts is drafting regulations prohibiting large-scale bakers to allow the odor of bread to be released into the atmosphere because it contains ethanol, which can break down into ozone, a component of smog. "If people have such a visceral response to this smell, they can bake their own bread," said the engineer at the state Department of Environmental Protection who drafted the regulation.

Michigan:
A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
It is illegal in Michigan to hitch a crocodile to a fire hydrant.
In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
In Detroit, 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. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

Missouri:
In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)
In Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."
Minnesota:
It is illegal to pass a cow in Pine Island District, MN, without tipping your hat.
No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.
MoOntana:
Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown- if they're nude. (Apparently, if you wear socks, you're safe from the law!)Another law in Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.
Nebraska:
A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.

Nevada
It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
In Eureka, men who wear mustaches are forbidden from kissing women.


I got all these from here,  there is more http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/7474/ohlaws.html
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2005, 05:59:08 pm »

Try to imagine the circumstances that all of these laws were made under.  There is certain to be a story behind each one.
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2005, 06:33:29 pm »

I just learned that in Nevada (where I live) it is illegal to have the wrong weight (over 25lbs off) on your driver's license. Say WHAT?
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2005, 06:56:56 pm »

Yikes, so if you lose or gain weight, you have to get a new license?  I understand the reason, but that seems unreasonable.  I'm wondering how many other states have that too.
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