Weird Laws in the USA.docx

1、Weird Laws in the USADumb Laws arent a just thing of the past. Were tracking down breaking news in the world of crazy laws. Keep checking back, because there are new stories every week. The next one could be in your hometown.Strange and Weird Laws in the United States - Funny Statutes on the BooksOu

2、t in the State of Alabama, you cannot flick your boogers into the wind. In addition, you cannot drive while barefoot and you cannot wear a mask in public-the latter must make Halloween problematic.In Fairbanks, Alaska, you are not allowed to feed a moose alcoholic beverages. In Juneau, flamingo owne

3、rs will be upset to know that they cannot bring their lovely pink pet into barber shops.Connecticut has a strange rule regarding pickles. A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces. In Devon, walking backwards after sunset is illegal.In the State of Georgia, people are prohibited from car

4、rying an ice cream cone in their back pocket on Sundays. Out in Acworth, it is the law that all citizens own a rake.Hawaii makes it a finable offense for one of its residents to not own a boat. In addition, be careful where you stash your change. You are prohibited from placing coins in your ears.Ma

5、ssachusetts have some strange firearms laws. Hunting is not allowed on Sundays, and yet theres a law on the books that all men are required to carry a rifle to church on Sundays. On top of all that, you cannot use bullets as currency.In Montana, be sure to read reviews or summaries of movies with gr

6、eat care. It is considered a misdemeanor to screen any movie that depicts felonious acts. Out in Billings, pet rats cannot be raised.While in Utah, be sure to note that it is illegal to fish while on horseback. In addition, if youre looking to help others through charity, donating that spare nuclear

7、 weapon of yours is (you guessed it) against the law.Wisconsin has a strange dairy pride. Margarine was once prohibited by law inn the state, though there is a law that still exists which prohibits the use of butter substitutes in state prisons. In addition, state law once made it illegal to for pub

8、lic restaurants to serve apple pie without cheese. Outside of the dairy pride, there is one peculiar law that involves hair: it is illegal to cut a womans hair in the state. In some states, including California, Florida, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii a motorist can be cited for driving too slowly. Link

9、In counties having populations of not less than 56,500 nor more than 59,000, according to the 1970 or any subsequent federal decennial census, domino games shall be lawful in billiard rooms or other rooms in which billiard tables are located. Source: Alabama Criminal Code Section 34-6-12 Link A Unit

10、ed States Federal law states one can be fine upto $1,000,000 for pertaking in the act of Genocide. Source: US Code TITLE 18 PART I CHAPTER 50A 1091 Link A United States federal law makes it illegal to issue a fake Weather Bureau forecast. Source: 18 U.S.C. 2074) Link Alabama State code allows only 5

11、 minutes for one to vote. Source: Section 17-9-13 of Alabama Code Link California In Los Angeles, It is not legal to bathe two babies at the same time in the same tub. In Riverside, Kissing on the lips, unless both parties wipe their lips with carbonized rose water, is against the local health ordin

12、ance. In Walnut, No person shall wear a mask or disguise on a public street without a permit from the sheriff. Source: 17-32 Mask or disguise-Wearing. In Walnut, It shall be unlawful for any person to fly, above an altitude of ten feet above the ground, or near any electrical conductive public utili

13、ty wires or facilities, any kite or balloon which has a body or any parts, tail, string or ribbon Source: 17-1 Kite flying restricted China According to a law in China, you must be intelligent to go to college. Guess the guy who wrote this did NOT go to college. Colorado Colorado Water laws prohibit

14、 the use of rain barrels or any methods to catch rain for use. They claim the rain has already been legally allocated to the state and individual may not capture and use water to which he/she does not have a right. Link Illinois A state law requires that a mans female companion shall call him master

15、 while out on a date. The law does not apply to married couples. In Zion, It is illegal for anyone to give cats, dogs, or other domesticated animals a lighted cigar. Indiana In Indianapolis, No horse shall be driven or ridden on any street in the city at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour.

16、 Source: Code 1975, 29-5 Link Iowa In Ottumwa, It is illegal for any man, within the corporate city limits, to wink at any female with whom he is unacquainted. Kansas In Topeka, Servers are forbidden to serve wine in teacups. Kentucky A female shall not appear in a bathing suit on any highway within

17、 this state. section 1376m-1, 1376m-2 Repealed: January 1, 1975 Louisiana In New Orleans, Fire Code outlaws the cursing of firefighters while they are in the performance of thier duties. Source: Sec. 74-2 Link Maryland In Baltimore, It is illegal to take a lion to the movies. Minnesota Many municipa

18、lities in Minnesota (including Anoka County) still have a Vagrancy law on the books that makes it misdemeanor for a person, with ability to work, who is without lawful means of support, and does not seek employment, and is not under 18 years of age. Link Mississippi A state law prohibits the seducti

19、on of a female over the age of eighteen by promised or pretended marriage. Source: 97-29-55. Codes, 1892, 1298; Nebraska It is not legal for a tavern owner to serve beer unless a nice kettle of soup is also brewing. Nevada In Reno, It is unlawful for any person to carry on, conduct or maintain any m

20、arathon dancing or marathon walking Source: Code 1966, 11.12.130 New Jersey In Bergen County, Blue laws still in effect. The only retail outlets permitted to be open on Sundays are grocery stores and liquor stores. Link New York It is against the law to throw a ball at someones head for fun. A licen

21、se must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline. 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

22、 be forced to wear a pair of horse-blinders wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll. In Carmel, A man cannot be seen in public while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. In Greene, During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks. In Ocean City,

23、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. In Ocean City, It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town. In Staten Island, You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your h

24、and. In Staten Island, It is illegal for a father to call his son a faggot or queer in an effort to curb girlie behavior. New York City You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building. Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business. It is illegal

25、to have permit dancing in an establishment that sells food without a cabaret license. Link It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing body hugging clothing. Citizens may not greet each other by putting ones thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers. North Carolina It is illegal to hold m

26、ore than two sessions of bingo per week, and those sessions may not exceed 5 hours each session. Source: 14-309.8. Link Ohio In Oxford, It is unlawful for a woman to appear in public while unshaven. This includes legs and face. In Youngstown, You may not run out of gas. Source: Youngstown City Ordin

27、ances, Section 331.44 Link Tennessee It is unlawful for any person to import, possess, or cause to be imported into this state any type of live skunk, or to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise transfer any live skunk, except that the prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide zoologic

28、al parks and research institutions. Source: 70-4-208. Unlawful importation of skunks - Penalty. You must beleive in god to be elected into office. You also are not permitted into office if you were in contendant in a duel. Source: Tennessee Constitution - Article IX Link West Virginia If any person

29、arrived at the age of discretion profanely curse or swear or get drunk in public, he shall be fined by a justice one dollar for each offense Source: 61-8-15. Profane swearing and drunkenness; penalty. It is illegal to taunt someone for not accepting a challenge for a duel. Actual: If any person post

30、 another, or in writing or in print use any reproachful or contemptuous language to or concerning another, for not fighting a duel, or for not sending or accepting a challenge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months, or fined not

31、 exceeding one hundred dollars. Source: 61-2-24. Taunting for nonparticipation in duel; penalty. State code deems it unlawful for any person to have in his possession or to display any red or black flag. Source: West Virginia Code 61-1-6 Link Wisconsin The serving of colored oleomargarine or margarine at a public eating place as a substitute for table butter is prohibited unless it is ordered by the customer. Source: 97.18(4) In Sun Prairie, No rider of a bicycle shall remove both hands from the handlebars or practice any trick or fancy riding in any street in the city nor shall any bicycle