Ever wonder how some of these ever made it into the law books? Or better yet, if any of these are enforced?
Ever wonder how some of these ever made it into the law books? Or better yet, if any of these are enforced?
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.
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.
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.
Clinton, Oklahoma, has a law against masturbating while watching two people have sex in a car.
It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on a window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.
In Connorsville, Wisconsin, no man shall shoot off a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.
In Detroit, Michigan, couples are not allowed to make love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
A law in Fairbanks, Alaska, does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth.
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 those clean, white cotton nightshirts.
A law in Helena, Montanal, 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.
An excerpt from brilliant Kentucky 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."
In Kingsville, Texas, there is a law against two pigs having sex on the city's airport property.
Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidently sounding a horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.
In Los Angeles, California, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than two 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 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."
In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil service job -- for men only -- called a corset inspector.)
In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
In Nevada, sex without a condom is considered illegal.
An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer.
In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between beds.
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, and 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.
In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
The only acceptable sexual position in Washington, D.C. is the missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
In Willowdale, Oregon, no man may curse while having sex with his wife.
In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances - including the wedding night.
Finally, nothing to do with sex, but still pretty funny: In Florida, it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons.