Dumb Laws

[angelwing]

Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Dominoes may not be played 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.
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.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Masks may not be worn in public.
Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
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.
Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
No persons may sell "blow-out nuts".
Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.

Alaska
Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

Arizona
Hunting camels is prohibited.
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 possesses.
It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

Arkansas
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

California
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloth's, and elephants.
Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.

Colorado
Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.

Connecticut
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
You may not educate dogs.

Delaware
It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.

Florida
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.

Georgia
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
Signs are required to be written in English.
Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
One man may not be on another man's back.
It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.

Hawaii
Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.

Idaho
Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
You may not fish on a camel's back.
Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.

Illinois
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.
Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

Indiana
It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
Liquor stores may not sell milk.
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.
Drinks on the house are illegal.
Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.
It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.

Iowa
Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.
One-armed piano players must perform for free.
A man with a mustache may never kiss a woman in public.

Kansas
Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.
No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.
If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.

Kentucky
It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky.
It's illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky without an Indiana Fishing License.
All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the
apiary from which the bees came was free from contagious or infectious disease.

Louisiana
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.

Maine
You may not step out of a plane in flight.
Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.

Maryland
It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.
You may not curse inside the city limits.
You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.
Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.

Massachusetts
It's illegal to keep a mule on the second floor of a building not in a city unless there are 2 exits.
It's illegal to sell fewer than 24 ducklings at a time before May 1, or to sell rabbits, chicks, or ducklings that have been painted a different color.
No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal.
It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.
Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden.

Michigan
A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.
You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
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.
Smoking while in bed is illegal.

Minnesota
All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.

Mississippi
It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session.

Missouri
Hard objects may not be thrown by hand.
Four women may not rent an apartment together.

Montana
It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
Balls may not be thrown within the city limits.

Nebraska
If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.
It is Illegal to go whale fishing.
Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.

Nevada
It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
A man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.

New Hampshire
You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park, or many other kind things without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for ''maintaining the national forest without a permit''.

New Jersey
You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.
On a highway you can not park under a bridge.
It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals at the local zoo.
Raw hamburger may not be sold.

New Mexico
It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.

New York
It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
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.
Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.
You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand

North Carolina
Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.
Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.
You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.
It is against the law to roller blade on a state highway.

North Dakota
Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon.

Ohio
It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.
Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.
Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes.
No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July.
It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
Items left on a tree lawn become city property. A young man was fined for removing an item from a tree lawn even though he had the owner's permission.
You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.
It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police.
A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him.
Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal.
Riding on the roof of a taxi cab is not allowed.
You may not run out of gas.

Oklahoma
Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
Tattoos are banned.
It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.
Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus.
Tissues are not to be found in the back of one's car.
If you wear New York Jets clothing, you may be put in jail.

Oregon
You may not pump your own gas in service stations.
Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.
It's against the law for a wedding ceremony to be performed at a skating rink.
People may not whistle underwater.
Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.
One may not box with a kangaroo.

Pennsylvania
You may not sing in the bathtub.
Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
You may not catch a fish with your hands.
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.
No one is allowed to sleep on a refrigerator.

Rhode Island
Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.

South Carolina
It is illegal to sell any alcoholic beverages on Sunday, unless you own a private club.
Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.
By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

South Dakota
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. .

Tennessee
You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
"Crimes against nature" are prohibited.
Driving is not to be done while asleep.
It is legal to gather and consume road kill
It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.

Texas
When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
You can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.
It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

Utah
It is against the law to fish from horseback.
It is illegal not to drink milk.
Birds have the right of way on all highways.
It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.
It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine.

Vermont
Whistling underwater is illegal
At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

Virginia
You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday.
It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.
Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.
It is illegal to tickle women.

Washington
It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.
People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.
It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.
When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

West Virginia
Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
Road Kill may be taken home for supper.
Whistling underwater is prohibited.

Wisconsin
At one time, margarine was illegal.
While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.

Wyoming
You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June.

[HURAKAN]

Is there a link? Because most of them, if not all, seem too stupid to be real!!!

[angelwing]

http://www.dumblaws.com/

[JonathanBelles]

Florida
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.

Well I must be a felon. lol

[tomboudreau]

Pennsylvania
You may not sing in the bathtub.

Yeah...I'm a felon also since I use to sing in the bathtub in the morning when I was living along before I got married.

[brunota2003]

Florida
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.

Well I must be a felon. lol

I've only been to Florida once, and I already broke that law

[Cyclenall]

Some of these laws can't be real, they make no sense at all no matter what time period they were created. Like this one:

You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.

This is for New Jersey, I'm pretty sure there are more self-serve gas stations then full service so this law is basically totally ignored.

Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.

Slippers are worn most likely after 10:00 PM for often then not. Is this real?

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.

The dumbest law I have ever heard of in my life. I'd like to see this go to court.

[angelwing]

Some of these laws can't be real, they make no sense at all no matter what time period they were created. Like this one:

You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.

This is for New Jersey, I'm pretty sure there are more self-serve gas stations then full service so this law is basically totally ignored.

This is true, you are not allowed to pump your own gas, I've been already chased back to my car when I tried. Each station pumps your gas for you, there are no self-service stations at all ...and the gas is about 25-30 cents cheaper per gallon then in PA

[Dionne]

They missed one for Mississippi. I'm not sure if this applies for the entire state but....in Crystal Springs, dancing in public is prohibited. It has only been during the last few years that a public dance was allowed during our annual tomato festival.

[Ptarmigan]

In Texas, there is a law that if you carry two pliers, you could get executed for it because you can use it to cut through barb wires at a ranch.

[Brent]

Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Dominoes may not be played 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.
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.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Masks may not be worn in public.
Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
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.
Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
No persons may sell "blow-out nuts".
Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.

This just further proves what I've thought for years that this state sucks.

[Cyclone1]

"Florida: It is considered an offense to shower naked."

It's true. All homeowners in this state have government issued cameras in their bathrooms, with 24/7 monitoring of the shower. If you try it, they'll send you a "indecent showering fee".

[Cyclenall]

This is true, you are not allowed to pump your own gas, I've been already chased back to my car when I tried. Each station pumps your gas for you, there are no self-service stations at all ...and the gas is about 25-30 cents cheaper per gallon then in PA

It's true? That's awesome, there are hardly anymore full service gas stations anywhere here so I guess that's a bonus for New Jersey.

[Jinkers]

[coriolis]

Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Dominoes may not be played 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.
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.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Masks may not be worn in public.
Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
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.
Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
No persons may sell "blow-out nuts".
Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.

This just further proves what I've thought for years that this state sucks.

I read somewhere that the Alabama state legislature had voted to change the value of the mathematical constant PI from 3.14159... to the Biblical value of 3.

[Ad Novoxium]

I knew this one about the Illinois town of Joliet (this excerpt is from the Illinois website):
It is illegal to mispronounce the city name as 'Jolly-ETTE' will get yourself a $5 fine!

[Cyclone1]

I knew this one about the Illinois town of Joliet (this excerpt is from the Illinois website):
It is illegal to mispronounce the city name as 'Jolly-ETTE' will get yourself a $5 fine!

I'm going, and I'm gonna shout it in the streets. If they fine me, I'm taking it to court.

Just for fun.

[Andrew92]

Arizona
Hunting camels is prohibited.
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 possesses.
It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

1. Never seen a camel in Arizona.
2. Why would you cut down a cactus anyway? It would hurt!!!
3. So if they have a gun, you can only shoot them, ie kill them. Um....OK.
4. Glad I have all my teeth then!

-Andrew92

[Andrew92]

And while I'm at it, the original home state:

Michigan
A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.
You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
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.
Smoking while in bed is illegal.

1. What if she isn't married?
2. But the robber doesn't have to pay for any damages s/he caused?
3. Lots of women and children in Michigan swear as is. Michigan's a primal state.
4. So I guess they can't be a criminal but can become one later....no wonder Detroit and Flint lead the nation in crime! (or are close to it)
5. Well I don't smoke, but first who would see it happening who actually cares and who smokes in their own house?

-Andrew92

[Ad Novoxium]

Might as well chime in my opinions on the laws of my home state:

Pennsylvania
You may not sing in the bathtub.
And who's going to find this out? In fact, if you can actually hear someone singing in the bathtub, maybe you yourself are violating laws.

Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
Is this why there's so many tent stores for fireworks in this state? We do have a "Must be 18" restriction here, but this is new.

Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
(snicker)

Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
Not sure. It's largely notable that this state has a ton of automotive stores and motorcycle stores, but I do sometimes see business on Sunday.

You may not catch a fish with your hands.
A pond near where I lived was so nasty that you could catch one lying dead on the shore. The water was absolutely garbage filled, it smelled like a sewer. Plus, there was a mine shaft near the lake that emitted liquid sulfur, so...

You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
...
(looks back at previous comment)


Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
What about my non-buyable fireworks?

Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
And you should see the number of hunting accidents around here. I can understand this law at least.

All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.
Hate to see what the restaurants have to go through.

No one is allowed to sleep on a refrigerator.