Weird Ohio Laws

[radkitten]

This was amusing...

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  In Ohio, if you ignore an orator onDecoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitchhorseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.
  
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  Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
  
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  It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
  
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  It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
  
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  The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.
  
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  Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited.
  
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  Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
  
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  It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
  
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  No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July.
  
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  It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.
  
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  In Akron - It is illegal to display colored chickens for sale.
  
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  In Akron - No person shall solicit sex from another of the same gender if it offends the second person.
  
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  In Akron - Skateboarding in the city limits after dark is prohibited.
  
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  In Akron - Posting signs at swimming pools is illegal.
  
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  In Bay Village - It is illegal to walk a cow down Lake Road.
  
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  In Bexley - Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
  
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  In Canton - Electric fences are banned.
  
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  In Canton - If one loses their pet tiger, they must notify the authorities within one hour.
  
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  In Canton - Power Wheels cars may not be driven down the street.
  
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  In Canton - It is a misdemeanor to play any game in a public park without the Superintendent's permission.
  
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  In Cincinnati - Anal intercourse is banned.
  
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  In Cleveland - Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear.
  
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  In Cleveland - It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license!
  
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  In Columbus - It is illegal for stores to sell Cornflakes on Sunday.
  
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  In Fairview Park - Items left on a tree lawn become city property.
  
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  In Fairview Park - It's against the law to honk your horn "excessively".
  
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  In Ironton - Cross-dressing is against the law.
  
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  In Lima - Any map that does not have Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold.
  
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  In Lowell - It is unlawful to run a horse over five miles per hour.
  
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  In McDonald - Your duck may not paraded down Ohio Avenue.
  
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  In North Canton - It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police.
  
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  In Oxford - It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session.
  
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  In Oxford - One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square.
  
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  In Oxford - Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited.
  
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  In Oxford - Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.
  
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  In Oxford - It's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
  
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  In Paulding - A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him.
  
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  In Strongsville - Catch 22 is banned.
  
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  In Toledo - Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal.
  
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  In Youngstown - You may not run out of gas.
  
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  In Youngstown - Riding on the roof of a taxi cab is not allowed.
  

The bold ones are my own damn city lol.

Haha and the same site mentions that:
Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.

Which is true! It's even OSU's official fight song.