Funny Stupid Laws, 1 or 2 from several states! (or 3 or 4 or 5...)

[my_squishy_mine]

Here they go! Remember, these laws are still in effect (unless otherwise stated)!

I got them from http://www.crazylaws.com/ so go check it out for all of them, theres some good ones. And for the ones with more than four, I'll only list the first four and the rest will be an LJ cut.

In alphabetical order:

Alabama (oh, you know these ones are gonna be good)

• You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant.
• Jasper: It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
• Incestuous marriages are legal
• Slavery is still legal in Decatur, Alabama

Alaska

• Fairbanks: It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
• Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time. (God, I wish I knew what sparked this one!)

Arizona

• In 1985, an Arizona legislator proposed that each candidate for the legislature take a reading and an I.Q. test three months before the election. The scores would have been posted on the ballot, had the bill passed. But a majority of legislators, for whatever reason, voted it down. (now that should be a national law)
• It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
• Maricopa County: No more than six girls may live in any house.
• Tucson: Women may not wear pants.
  

Arkansas

• A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month
• Little Rock: Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.; Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term; 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 vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54
  

Now for our lovely state! I'm going to put quite a few in this one:

California

• A city ordinance in Chico states that a $500 fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within city limits. (Wow, that Homeland Security sure is doing a fine job! We'll now get $500 from the terroists!)
• A regulation in San Francisco makes it unlawful to use used underwear to wipe off cars in a car wash. (...just a hunch, but I'm guessing the Castro...or possibly the Tenderloin...oh so many possiblities...)
• Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
• Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.(...wow, so more than half of the teenage population...hell all of the population, should be behind bars...)
• 
  -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.
  -In Berkeley, Calif., you can't whistle for an escaped bird before 7 a.m.
  -In LA, it's illegal to cry on the witness stand
  -In Baldwin Park, California nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
  -In California it is illegal to have caller ID (well, my family is breaking the law right now)
  -In California you may not set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
  -In Los Angeles a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap. Consent should be given prior to the event, as is carefully stipulated.
  -In the 1940's, California law made it illegal to serve alcohol to a gay person.
  -In Riverside, California, kissing on the lips, unless both parties wipe their lips with carbonized rose water, is against the local health ordinance. (Someone needed to be kissed!)
  -It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale (I guess don't save the whales...)
  -Lodi: It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String"
  -Long Beach: Cars are the only item allowed in a garage; It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
  -Los Angeles law forbids hunting moths under a street light
  -More LA: Toads may not be licked, and Zoot suits are prohibited (blame Beverly Hills)
  -Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
  -For Stephanie: Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine in Ontario.
  -No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour (someone should tell this to Myth Busters)
  -Redlands: Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
  -In San Diego: The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250
  -Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

Colorado

• Denver: It is illegal to mistreat rats
• It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.

Connecticut

• A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
• In Simsbury, Conn., it's illegal for a politician to campaign at the town dump.
• New Britain: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire (well, I hope I'm never caught in a fire there)
• You may not educate dogs.

Delaware

• In Delaware it is illegal to get married on a dare.
• In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license.

Our Nation's Capitol: D.C.

• A D.C. federal judge has ruled that begging is a form of free speech protected by the Constitution. That means that mugging is free speech too, only more persuasive.
• In Washington D.C. it is illegal to post a notice in public which calls another person a 'coward' for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.
• It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia (what about large boys?)
• The U.S. government says it's a crime to give false weather reports. (Round up all the weather men and women)

Florida

• Apparently with an exaggerated idea of the laws of thermal dynamics, the city council of West Palm Beach, Fla., once decreed that the roofs of all outhouses be fireproof.
• A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
• Daytona Beach: The molestation of trash cans is banned; While intoxicated, being under influence of narcotics is 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;
• Rats are not allowed to leave ships in Tampa Bay

Georgia

• Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
• Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs
• Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
• You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.

Hawaii

• Honolulu: Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird
• It's illegal for a shooting gallery to offer liquor as a prize. The shooter might want to come back after drinking the prize and try again.

Idaho

• Boise: Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back. (How do these people get ahold of these giraffe's in the first place?)
• Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. (WHOO HOO!)
• You may not fish on a camel's back (awww, no giraffe, no camel, what am I gonna fish from now?)

Illinois

• A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts
• According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American" (Maybe they're still angry at England?)
• In Chicago, it is illegal for women over 200 pounds (90 kilos) to ride horses in shorts.
• 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
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  -Pullman, Illinois: It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck (What do these law makers have against giraffes?)
  -Pullman again: 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 (Pediphile law makers)
  -Pullman one last time: It is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb (Aww, poor drunken frat boys, what are they gonna do now?)
  -Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire(...there must be a lot of idiots in Illinois)

Indiana

• "Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal.
• Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes. (Yay public flogging!)
• Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March (must be one stinky state during then)
• Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine and the trial costs.
• 
  -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.
  -Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.
  -More on smoking: South Bend: It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
  -State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post (...well, either way we still get rid of them)
  -And they are as good at math as I am: The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415

Iowa

• In Marshalltown horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants (What if they're REALLY hungry?)
• Indianola: The "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned
• It is illegal to hunt from an aircraft. (awww....they take away all the fun)
• Something that would tick off the servers at Red Robin: It is illegal to accept a gratuity or tip in Iowa.

Kansas

• In Kansas City, KS, saying the name "George Washington" without adding the phrase "blessed be his name," can land you with a fine of up to fifty cents.
• In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suites (what if they're not wearing striped suits?)
• It is illegal to hunt whales (Isn't Kansas landlocked?)

My lovely homestate: Kentucky

• All nude people in your house must be registered in Kentucky
• A Kentucky statute says: "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." Later, an amendment proposed: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses." (...?)
• Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in connection with any religious service or gathering shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). -KRS 437.060 (Passed 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1267a-1.). (Sad thing is i know why this is...it's due to Pentocostal Christians, stay away from them if they have a snake. If it bites you and you die, you where an innocent and good person, if it bites you and you live, then you're in league with the devil and they kill you. Good deal for the snake though)
• By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground".
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  -Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie
  In Kentucky every citizen of is required to take a shower once a year.(apparently some of my cousins don't know this)
  - It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky.
  -It is illegal to shoot game out of the window of a moving vehicle, with the exception of a whale (Well, I guess Kentucky and California aren't all that differnet...EXCEPT KENTUCKY IS LAND LOCKED)
  -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
An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
These two are for you Steph:
Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault", while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault".
Communism has been against the law in Haines City, La., since 1950.
well, not all 50 states, but whatever, go read the site!