Weird Laws

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Michigan Crazy Laws

Believe it or not, these are still apparently on the books in the State of Michigan.

# You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
# It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.
# A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
# Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.
# There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office.

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

Detroit
# Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants.
# It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose. According to history and animal husbandry, it prevents them from "rooting" in the ground for their food.
# Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited.
# It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.

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

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

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

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

Soo (it's Sault btw)
# Smoking while in bed is illegal.

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

 

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Minnesota Crazy Law
# Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
# All bathtubs must have feet.
# A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
# All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
# It is illegal to sleep naked.

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

Minneapolis
# Red cars can not drive down Lake Street

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

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

 

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New York Crazy Law
# The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
# Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
# 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.
# A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
# While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
# A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
# It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

Carmel
# A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

Greene
# During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

New York
# You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
# Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".
# Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
# It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing."

Ocean City
# It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town.
# 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.

Staten Island
# It is illegal for a father to call his son a "faggot" or "queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior."
# You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.

 

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California Crazy Law
# Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
# Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
# Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
# Bathhouses are against the law.
# In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
# No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
# Women may not drive in a house coat.
# It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Arcadia
# Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Alhambra
# You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.

Baldwin Park
# Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

Belvedere
# City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."

Blythe
# You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

Burlingame
# It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.

Carmel
# Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)
# Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.

Chico
# Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

Downey
# It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).

Hollywood
# It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.

Lafayette
# You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.

Lodi
# It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String".

Lompoc
# It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.

Long Beach
# It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
# Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.

Los Angeles
# Toads may not be licked.
# You may not hunt moths under a street light.
# It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
# You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
# Zoot suits are prohibited.
# It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
# It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

Ontario
# Roosters may not crow in the city limits.

Pacific Grove
# Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.

Palm Springs
# It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.

Pasadena
# It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

Prunedale
# Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.

Redlands
# Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.

Riverside
# One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.

San Diego
# The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
# It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.

San Francisco
# Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
# Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
# It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
# It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.

San Jose
# It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595

Santa Monica
# You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.

Temecula
# Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

 

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Nevada Crazy Law
# It's still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.
# It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

Clark County
# An ordinance makes bringing a concealable fire arm into the county illegal unless it is registered with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. In order to register a handgun, however, it must be brought in to the police station. Furthermore, you may not register a gun on the weekends, but the police may prosecute you at that time.

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

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

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

 

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Alaska Crazy Law

In Fairbanks it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

It is the state policy that emergencies are held to a minimum and are rarely found to exist.-Sec. 44.62.270. State policy.

Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.

 

[Victoria]

Well that tears it...I'm not going to live in ANY of those places...they stomp all over my rights and freedsoms. *herding my 2000 sheep away from California, with a chicken on my head, all the while swearing like a STEVEadore.*

 

[Audra]

It makes you wonder - what made them need a law like that?

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