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It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a
vehicle.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
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You may not drive barefooted.
It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case
of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
Masks may not be worn in public.
Putting salt on a railraod track may be punishable by death.
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
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.
Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
Incestous marriages are legal.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Anniston
You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
Jasper
It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter
than his thumb.
Lee County
It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
Mobile
It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits.
Montgomery
It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it
spooking horses. (Repealed)
Alaska Crazy Law
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In Fairbanks it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
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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.
Arizona Crazy Law
You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. This
goes back in the days of the Wild West.
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There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with
the same weapon that the other person posseses.
Hunting camels is prohibited.
Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
Glendale
Cars may not be driven in reverse.
Globe
Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
Hayden
If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
Maricopa County
No more than six girls may live in any house.
Mesa
It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you
have a Class 12 liqueur license.
Mohave County
A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it
until it is all used up.
Nogales
An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.
Prescott
No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.
Tucson
Women may not wear pants.
Tombstone
It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing
tooth visible when smiling.
Arkansas Crazy Law
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
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Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little
Rock.
Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"
A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
Fayetteville
Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.
It is illegal to kill "any living creature".
It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.
No person shall sound the horn on a vechicle at any place where cold drinks or
sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54
Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a
30-day jail term.
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.
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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.
Colorado Crazy Law
Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.
It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
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No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)
It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any
alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol.
Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
Colorado Springs
It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on
Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.
Crippe Creek
It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any
building.
Denver
You may not drive a black car on Sundays.
It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado.
The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive
days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running
through said park.
Durango
It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex.
Logan County
It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
Pueblo
It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.
Sterling
Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.
Connecticut Crazy Law
You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
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It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.
The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited. (Repealed)
It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.
Devon
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
Guilford
Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.
Hartford
You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. You may not
educate dogs. It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
New Britain
It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
Southington
Silly string is banned.
Waterbury
It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a
customer.
Delaware Crazy Law
It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying
sufficient supplies of food and drink.
Lewes
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It is illegal to wear pants that are "firm fitting" around the waist.
Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.
Florida Crazy Law
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
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You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges
of more than four cups and/or saucers.
It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon
owner.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid
just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall
risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
Big Pine Key
It is illegal to molest a Key deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to
go to jail.
Cape Coral
It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house
on the street. This law is limited to only those who do not own the house.
(Repealed 2000)
Daytona Beach
Sec. 10-56. While intoxicated, under influence of narcotics, prohibited. It
shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the
Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal
faculties are impaired. (Code 1955, ? 28-64)
Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner
or by city at owner's expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The
existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on
any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property
to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or
inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place
for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may
reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare
of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is
hereby prohibited.
Sec. 22-44. Storage, depositing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person,
either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant, or otherwise, to store or
deposit, or cause or permit to be stored or deposited, any abandoned, junked or
discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public or private property
within the city. (Code 1955, ? 20-11)
The molestation of trash cans is banned.
Hialeah
Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
Sec. 3-1. Bird sanctuary declared. (a) It is hereby declared that all territory
embraced within the corporate limits of the municipality shall be a bird
sanctuary. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person within the municipality to
shoot, trap or in any manner kill, wound or maim any bird of any kind, or at any
time to throw at any birds of any kind any missile with slingshots or any other
weapon, or to disturb their eggs or their young or their nests. (Ord. No. 8-59,
?? 1, 2, 8-10-59)
Jupiter Inlet Colony Inlet
Key West
Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.
Miami
Sec. 8-3. Bell or other warning device. 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. (Code 1967, ? 8-3; Code
1980, ? 8-3)
It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Pensacola
A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub
because of using self-beautification utensils.
It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the
contents of the barrel.
Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.
Pinecrest
In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23.
Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All
persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact
registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an
alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm
system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department
shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of
registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, ? 1, 10-14-97)
Sanford
Stage nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide" theatrical
performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100 fine.
Sarasota
You may not catch crabs.
If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00.
Tampa Bay
It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.
Georgia Crazy Law
Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while
the state assembly is in session.
Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
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Signs are required to be written in English.
You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral
home or in a coroners office.
Acworth
All citizens must own a rake.
Atlanta
Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
One man may not be on another man's back.
Columbus
Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
Gainesville
Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
Jonesboro
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
Kennesaw
Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.
Marietta
Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
St. Mary's
No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
Quitman
Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.
It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
Hawaii Crazy Law
Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.
All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.
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Honolulu
Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird. (SEC.
10-1.2)
Idaho Crazy Law
Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.
Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty
pounds.
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You may not fish on a camel's back.
Boise
Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
Pocatello
A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.
A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is
forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view."
Illinois Crazy Law
The English language is not to be spoken.
You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on
your person.
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You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three
years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own
conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2.
Chicago
It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting
on the curb.
Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
Kites may not be flown within the city limits.
It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
Spitting is forbidden
It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under
seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
Champaign
One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
Cicero
Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
Crete
Cars may not be driven through the town.
Des Plaines
Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.
Eureka
A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman.
Evanston
It is illegal to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Bowling is forbidden.
It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn,
except in case of fire.
Fairfield
It is unlawful for "negroes" to be within county boundries from sundown to
sunrise.
Freeport
It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window.
Galesburg
There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
Homer
It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement
officer.
Joliet
Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name
mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE',
made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.
Kenilworth
A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to
crow. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any
residence.
Kirkland
Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's
streets.
Moline
Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is
prohibited.
There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.
Morton Grove
You may not own a handgun
Normal
It is against the law to make faces at dogs.
Orland Prak
No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports
gambling.
Ottawa
Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.
Park Ridge
Trucks may only park inside closed garages.
Peoria
Basketball hoops may not be instaled on a driveway.
Zion
It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other
domesticated animals.
Indiana Crazy Law
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One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers
from seeing the license plate.
Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads.
Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other
humans.
Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from
their post.
Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.
A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in
his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.
It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
Drinks on the house are illegal.
It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or
rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)
Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature
is in session.
Liquor stores may not sell milk.
Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes.
Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.
You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.
Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail
lights.
No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.
You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table. The waiter or
waitress has to do it.
"Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal.
You are required to pour your drink into a glass.
It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.
If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of
Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to
Prevent Immoral Practices.
Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God,
Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each
offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.
A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana
under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415. (Repealed)
Auburn
It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a
commercially zoned area. For these offesnses, there is a fine of no more than $5
or the impounding of one's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Beech Grove
It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.
Elkhart
It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.
Evansville
While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on.
Fort Wayne
You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record "It`s In the Book".
Gary
Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house,
theater, or ride a public streetcar.
South Bend
It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
Terre Haute
No one may spit on the sidewalk.