Weird Laws

1. A law in Fairbanks, Alaska, does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.

2. In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

3. In Florida it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.

4. If a police officer in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, suspects a couple is having sex inside a vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before being allowed to approach the scene.

5. Women must address bachelors as master instead of mister, according to an Illinois state law.

6. A law in Oblong, Illinois makes it a crime to make love while fishing or hunting on your wedding day.

7. In Ames Iowa a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife.

8. A law in Alexandria, Minnesota makes it illegal for a husband to make love to his wife if his breath smells like garlic, onions, or sardines.

9. In Bozeman, Montana, you can't perform any sexual acts in the front yard of any home, after sundown, and if you are nude.

10. A Helena, Montana law states that a woman cannot dance on a saloon table unless her clothing weights more than three pounds, two ounces.

11. Hotel owners in Hastings, Nebraska are required by law to provide a clean, white cotton nightshirt to each guest. According to the law, no couple may have sex unless they are wearing the nightshirts.

12.Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.

13. During lunch breaks in Carlsbad, New Mexico, no couple should engage in a sexual act while parked in their vehicle, unless their car has curtains.

14. In Nevada sex without a condom is considered illegal.

15. In Cleveland, Ohio women are not allowed to wear patent-leather shoes.

16. Clinton, Oklahoma, has a law against masturbating while watching two people having sex in a car.

17. In Willowdale, Oregon, no man may curse while having sex with his wife.

18. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth.

19. Hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are required by law to furnish their rooms with twin beds only. There should be a minimum of two feet between the beds, and it is illegal for a couple to make love on the floor between the beds.

20. In Kingsville, Texas, there is a law against two pigs having sex on the city's airport property.

21. A Tremonton, Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance. In addition to normal charges, the woman's name will be published in the local newspaper. The man does not receive any punishment.

22. No woman may go in public without wearing a corset in Norfolk, Virginia.

23. In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (including the wedding night)

24. The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.

25. In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot of a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.

Other weird laws

Alabama

• It is illegal to play dominoes on Sunday.
• It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
• Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
• Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. Really.

• In Fairbanks, it is illegal 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.

• In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
• In Globe, it is illegal to play cards in the street with a Native American.
• In Glendale, it is illegal to drive a car in reverse.
• In Nogales, it is illegal to wear suspenders.

• In Fayetteville, it is illegal to kill "any living creature."
• School teachers who bob their hair may forfeit their pay raises.

• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
• In Pacific Grove, "molesting" butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
• It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
• In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.
• Women may not drive in a house coat.

• In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
• In Pueblo, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits.

• In Hartford, it is illegal to educate a dog.
• It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
• In New Britain, the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 m.p.h., even when going to a fire.

• Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.
• It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.

• Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
• In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
• Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

• All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work on public roads.
• In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
• It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.

• It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.
• It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.

• Also in Pocatello, "It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect unfavorably upon the city's reputation."
• Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.

• In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.
• In Chicago, it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
• According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American."
• In Gurnee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
• In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.
• It is against the law to use a slingshot unless you are a police officer.
• Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

• Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
• In Gary, it is illegal to attend the theater within four hours of eating garlic.
• The Stepford Wives is banned in Warsaw.

• State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.
• In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before attending a fire.

• It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie à la mode on Sundays.
• In Wichita, a man's mistreatment of his mother-in-law may not be used as grounds for divorce.
• In Wichita, it is illegal to carry a concealed bean snapper.
• In Lang, it is illegal to ride a mule down Main Street in August, unless the animal is wearing a straw hat.
• In Natoma, it is illegal to throw a knife at anyone wearing a striped shirt.
• Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.
• No one may catch fish with their bare hands.

• State law stipulates that a person is considered sober until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."
• It is illegal to remarry the same man four times.

• In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red lights.
• It is considered "simple assault" to bite someone in New Orleans; it is "aggravated assault" if the biter has false teeth.
• It is against the law to gargle in public.

• In Portland, it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with feather dusters.
• The most money one can legally win gambling is three dollars.
• In Rumford, it is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord.
• In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.

• In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.
• Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2 for each offense.
• In Halethorpe, it is illegal to kiss for more than one second.
• It's illegal to mistreat oysters.
• It's illegal to play Randy Newman's "Short People" on the radio.

• It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
• North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying "space guns."
• State legislation forbids dueling with water pistols.
• 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.

• A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
• In Detroit, it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is parked on your property.
• In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 m.p.h.
• Under state law, dentists are officially classified as "mechanics."

• Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus.
• In Minneapolis, double-parkers can be put on a chain gang.
• Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
• It's illegal to tease skunks.

• It is still legal to kill one's "servant."
• In Truro, a would-be groom must "prove himself manly" prior to marriage by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.

• In Saco, women are forbidden from wearing hats that "might frighten timid persons, children or animals."
• While children may purchase shotguns in Kansas City, they are not allowed to buy toy cap guns.
• Missouri considers drunkenness an "inalienable right."

• It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
• It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.
• In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.

• It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
• In Waterloo, barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7am and 7pm.
• In Omaha, barbers are forbidden from shaving their customers' chests.
• If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
• It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

• In Nyala, a man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.
• It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
• In Eureka, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
• Everyone walking on the streets of Elko is required to wear a mask.

• It is illegal to sell the clothes one is wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
• It is illegal to check into a hotel under an assumed name.

• It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
• In Newark, it is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.
• It is illegal to slurp soup.
• In Trenton, it is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.
• You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service only.
• In Ocean City, it is against the law to slurp your soup at a restaurant.

• In Raton, it is illegal for a woman to ride horseback down a public street with a kimono on.
• The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary is banned in Carlsbad.

• In New York City, "It is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose, at the same time extending and wiggling the fingers of his hand."
• It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun
• The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

• In Charlotte, women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.
• In Asheville, it is illegal to sneeze on city streets.

• In Fargo, one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
• It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
• It is illegal to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar, club, or restaurant.

• In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
• In Youngstown, it is illegal to run out of gas.
• Catch 22 is banned in Strongville.
• Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
• It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

• People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
• State law prohibits anyone taking a bite out of another person's hamburger.

• One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.
• The town of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling without a license.
• Salem has barred women's wrestling.
• In Marion, ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

• "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."
• In Morrisville, women need a permit to wear cosmetics.

• In Providence, it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
• It is illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
• In Newport, it is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.

• Every citizen is obliged to carry his gun to church.
• No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
• In Charleston, all carriage horses must wear diapers.

• It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
• Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

• It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
• In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
• In Memphis restaurants, 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.
• Also in Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."

• The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
• 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.
• It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
• In Houston, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
• In LeFors, it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.
• In Mesquite, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

• Birds have the right of way on all highways.
• A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
• In Monroe, daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.

• Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
• It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
• It is illegal to whistle underwater.

• In Richmond, it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who pays for coffee.
• There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."
• In Lebanon, it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.
• It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays.

• Seattle residents may not carry concealed weapons longer than six feet.
• It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.

• In Nicholas County, no clergy members may tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during church services.
• It is illegal to snooze on a train.

• In St. Croix, women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.
• It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
• It is illegal to kiss on a train.
• Cheese making requires a cheese maker's license; Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.

• It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people's view in a public theater or place of amusement.

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