Strange American Laws

[Parker 1st MRB]

Take a look at Idaho, Costa you break that law 10 times a day - you're a felon! And I'm pretty sure you've broken the second law with Goodman.

I posted it in quote tags, but if you want to view the website CLICK HERE

Alabama

- Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death

- It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a

vehicle.

Alaska

- In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

- Another law in Fairbanks, does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.

California

- 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 Ventura County, California cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex

without a permit.

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.

Florida

- Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can

the salon owner.

- A special law prohibits unmarried women 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.

- 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.

- It is illegal for a man to be in public with a "visible" erection.

Idaho

- It is illegal to masturbate

- If two persons of the opposite sex are under a blanket with their

shoes off, they are considered to be having sex.

Illinois

- It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats,

and other domesticated animal kept as pets.

Indiana

- Bathing is prohibited during the winter.

- 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.

Iowa

- Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

Illinois

- A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master,

not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

- In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or

fishing on your wedding day.

Kansas

- It is illegal to have uncastrated livestock in city limits.

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.

- An excerpt from brilliant Kentucky state legislation. "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".

Louisiana

- 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."

Maine

- It is illegal to win more then 3 dollars while gambling!

Massachusetts

- No gorilla may be in the backseat of any car at any time.

- 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.

- Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of

their taxi during their shifts.

Michigan

- Married women may not cut their own hair without their husbands

permission.

Minnesota

- It is illegal for a man to ride faster than 20 on a bike and no less than 3.

- It is legal to smoke marijuana in public.

- When you get out of prison you are legaly entitled to a gun, a horse and a suit.

- 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.

Mississippi

- It is illegal to drive without shoes on

Missouri

- 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."

Montana

- 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.

- A 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 her/his child cannot hold back a burp

during a church service.

- The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each

guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are

married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they

are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.

New Mexico

- Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.

- 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.

New Jersey

- 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.

New York

- 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.

North Carolina

- An ordinance was passed last year banning hurricanes from entering

the city limits. (Topsail Beach)

North Dakota

- Attempted suicide was considered attepted murder. At one

time, this was subject to the death penalty.

- Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

Ohio

- Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

- In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

- In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while

standing in front of a man's picture.

Oklahoma

- Violators can be fined, arrested, or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.

- Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.

- Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in

groups of three or more on private property.

- Clinton, Oklahoma has a law against masturbating while watching two people

having sex in a car.

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

- 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.

- A special cleaning ordinance bans homemakers from hiding dirt and dust under a rug

in a dwelling.

- No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

- In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver

inside a toll booth.

Texas

- A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first

obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

- It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

- It's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.

- Law forbids carrying around a fence cutter or a pair of pliers that could cut fence.

- In Kingsville, Texas there is a law against two pigs having sex on the city's

airport property.

Utah

- 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.

- Utah state legislation outlaws all sex with anyone but your spouse. Next to

that adultery, oral and anal sex, masturbation are considered sodomy and can

lead to imprisonment. Sex with an animal - unless performed for profit -

however is NOT considered sodomy. Polygamy - provided only the missionary

position has been applied - is only a misdemeanor.

Vermont

- Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath

each week- on Saturday night.

Washington

- Seattle residents may not carry concealed weapons longer than six feet.

- All lollipops are banned.

- A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions

to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.

- The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the

missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.

- In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin

under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night).

West Virginia

- No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."

Wisconsin

- In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot off a gun while his female

partner is having a sexual orgasm.

Wyoming

- An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex

while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer!

Credit goes to Gooderham for these findings

[Yamagata 1st MRB]

These are obviously old or fake laws. But they are pretty funny.

[Parker 1st MRB]

Hey Kirk did you know that in Iowa you can't kiss your cousin longer than 5 minutes. So stop breaking the law!

[I have no arms BAR]

Americans are weird.

[GMoney BAR]

In Pennsylvania it is against the law to spit on a public ground. It is also a moving violation to have anything hanging from your rear view mirror and can get a citation for it. lol

[Vogt]

I'd like to add one for Ohio.

It is illegal to have oral sex.

[Ollhoff]

In Florida it is illegal to have a visible erection. hahaha...

woops

[I have no arms BAR]

How is your keyboard staying up that far above your lap without a desk Ollhoff?

Oh.

[Vogt]

How is your keyboard staying up that far above your lap without a desk Ollhoff?

Oh.

Gay.

[Worsham]

+1

Its illigal in arkansas to pronounce the state nam arkansas wrong...

[Greco]

haha that is just awesome! lol

[Tragedy]

i read most of these befor so i just skimed threw it one i herd about and i forget where it is dont feel like googling but two funny laws that stood out is in south carolina you can beat your wife on the courthouse stairs on sundays... and another place its legal to beat your wife with a belt as long as its no wider then 2 inches LOL

[Jasko]

Wisconsin

- In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot off a gun while his female

partner is having a sexual orgasm.

my cousin was arrested for that...

[Zachow 1st MRB]

Wisconsin

- In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot off a gun while his female

partner is having a sexual orgasm.

my cousin was arrested for that...

Most likely because you can't discharge a firearm in city limits. But still.

[Ford 1st MRB]

i read most of these befor so i just skimed threw it one i herd about and i forget where it is dont feel like googling but two funny laws that stood out is in south carolina you can beat your wife on the courthouse stairs on sundays... and another place its legal to beat your wife with a belt as long as its no wider then 2 inches LOL

Actually Boondock Saints touched on this...

You could beat your wife on the courthouse steps on Sundays, with a stick no wider than your thumb.... hence the term "Rule of thumb".

[Jasko]

Most likely because you can't discharge a firearm in city limits. But still.

idk but most things that end in ...ville aren't cities

[Parker 1st MRB]

idk but most things that end in ...ville aren't cities

Actually they are, ville in French means city. The Americas were settlements for dem Europeans when they first came up with names for cities way back when don't cha know.

[Jasko]

Actually they are, ville in French means city. The Americas were settlements for dem Europeans when they first came up with names for cities way back when don't cha know.

look ma i learned somethin!!