Alaska:
--No person may look at a moose from an airplane
--Adultery may not be grounds for divorce if the action hasn't commenced within two years of the discovery of the act by the other spouse
--A marriage can be considered void if there is failure to consummate the marriage at the time of the marriage and still hasn't been consummated when filing for divorce
--An ordinary citizen can be designated as a marriage commissioner by simply petitioning the court
--Huskies are not allowed inside school buildings
--No child is to build a snowman taller than himself on school property
--Fairbanks:Moose may not have sex on the sidewalks
--Fairbanks:it's against the law to park your horse on city streets. It is O.K. to park your dog sled
Arizona:
--It is illeagle to place a glass bottle under a horses' foot
--Glendale: No person may backup
--Hackberry: Gargling is prohibited while flying
--Nogales: A city ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders
Arkansas:
--A man may beat his wife, but no more than once a month
--A teacher who wears her hair in a bob will not get a raise
--No person shall be permitted under any pretext whatever, to come nearer than fifty feet of any door or window of any polling room, from the opening of the polls until the completion of the count and the certification of the returns
--No one may misprnounce the name "Arkansas"
--Little Rock: The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge
California:
--It is a misdemeanor to shoot any sort of game from a moving vehicle unless the taget is a whale
--No person may possess a bear gull bladder
--No person may trip a horse for entertainment
--Women may not operate a motor vehicle while dressed in a house coat
--Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship
--It is illegal to skateboard on walls "or other vertical surfaces"
--Peeling oranges in a hotel room is prohibited
--Single women are prohibited from entering a place of business where men can be observed standing before mirrors, exhibiting themselves in a semi-naked state while lifting weights.
--Removal of clothes in a bath house is illeagle
--Baldwin Park: It is illeagle to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool
--Belvedere: No dog shall be in public without its master on a leash
--Glendale: Horror Films may only be shown on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday
--Hollywood: It is illeagle to drive more than 2000 sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at a time
--LA: No persons shall hunt moths under street lights
--LA: A man may beat his wife with a leather strap as long as it is less then two inches wide or she gives him permission to use a wider strap
--LA: Two babies may not be washed in the same tub at the same time
--Pacific Grove: One may not threaten or kill a butterfly
--San Fransisco: Every day shall be guarenteed sunshine
--San Fransisco: Only elephants on leashes may stroll down Market Street
--Santa Ana: No two people may congregate on a sidewalk for a conversation
--Santa Clara: It is illeagle to dedicate parking spaces to the patron saint of television
--Santa Clara: Santa Clara, bicycles may not be ridden without "appropriate fashion accessories" anywhere in the county
--Ventura County: Dogs and cats may not have sex without a permit
Colorado:
--Denver: Any acrobats that might frighten horses are not allowed on the sidewalks.
--Denver: The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park
--Denver: It is illeagle to lend a vacuum cleaner to one's next door neighbour
--Fairplay: No person may be seen flying barefoot
--Logan County: A man may not kiss a woman while she is asleep
--Pueblo: It is against the law to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within the city limits
--Sterling: It is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight
Connecticutt:
--If a pickle does not bouce, it is not officially a pickle
--Bikers may be ticked for exceeding 65 mph
--Devon: No one may walk backwards after sunset
--Hartford: No one may educate a dog
--Hartford: No one may cross any streets while walking on his hands
Delaware:
--It is against the law for a newlywed husband to go fishing during the honeymoon. He must take her shopping, however, if she requests it.
--Young boys may not through stones at anytime or in any place
--It is illeagle for a person to pawn his wooden leg
--Lowes Crossroads: It is a violation of local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane
--Lynch Hights: No person may sneeze on an airplane
Florida:
--It is illeagle for single, divorced or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons
--Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as well as the salon owner
--If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle
--No one may have sexual relations with a porcupine
--Key West: Turtle races are prohibited
--Miami: It is illeagle to imitate animals
--Miami: Men may not be seen in any type of strapless gown
--Mount Dora: A pet rooster cannot say cock-a-doodle-do within the city limits
--Tampa Bay: Rats may not leave the ships docked at the bay
--Sarasota: One may not sing while wearing a bathing suit
Georgia:
--It's unlawful for a barber to advertise his prices
--It is a misdemeanor for any citizen to attend church worship on Sunday, unless equipped with a loaded rifle
--Atlanta: It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp
--Columbus: One may not sit on his porch in an indecent position
--Jonesboro: It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
--Pocateligo: It is a violation for a woman over 200 pounds and attired in shorts to pilot or ride in an airplane
--Quitman: A chicken may not cross the road
Hawaii:
--No one may insert his pennies into his ears
--When competing in a swimsuit meet no one may wear swim trunks
Idaho:
--If I man wants to buy his girlfriend a box of candies, that box shall weigh no less than 50 lbs
--Juveniles may not delibratly step on ants
--Coeur d'Alene: If a police person suspects a couple is having sex inside a vehicle, he must honk his horn three times and wait two minutes before he is allowed to approach the scene
--Idaho Falls: No one under the age of 88 may ride a motorcycle
--Pocatello: The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public
Illinois:
--Women must address bachelors as master instead of mister
--One may not speak English. The state language is "American"
--Dancing barefoot and napping on the dance floor is prohibited
--Bathing is prohibited during the winter
--Chicago: One may not take a French Poodle to the Opera
--Chicago: One may not dine in a burning building
--Ciccero: Humming in the streets is illeagle on sunday
--Elkhart: It is illegal for a barber to threaten to cut off a youngster's ears
--Joliet: One may not mispronounce the name "Joliet"
--Kirkland: Bees may not fly over the city or through its streets
--Normal: It is illeagle to make faces at dogs
--Oak Park: A rooster may not crow before 6 am
--Oblong: A couple may not have sex while fishing or hunting on their wedding day
--Sidney: Women may not wear pants
--Sidney: Any drunken male caught in the presence of a harlots shall be jailed
--Urbana: A monster is not allowed in the city limits
--Zion: No one may teach pets to smoke cigars
Indiana:
--No one may peep onto someone else's property
--Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights
--Bicknell: No one may eat ice cream in the local airport with a fork
--French Lick Springs: Black cats must wear belts on Fridays the 13th
--Gary: Persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic
--Muncie: No man may carry fish tackle into a cemetary
--South Bend: Monkies may not smoke cigarettes
Iowa:
--All kisses may last as long as but not longer than five minutes
--Male inmates who are so inclined to dress up like a woman are prohibited from wearing shoes with heels measuring more than 2 and one-quarter inches high.
--Ames:One may not drink more than three slugs of beer while lying in bed with a woman
--Fort Madison: the fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire
--Marshalltown: Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants
--Ottumwa: It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unaquainted
Kansas:
--A state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks
--A person may not catch fish with his bare hands
--No one may eat a snake on Sunday
--Everyone must bathe at least once a year
--No one may shoot rabbits from a motorboat
--Halstead: Loud burping while walking around the airport is prohibited
--Lawrence: No one may walk down the street while carrying bees in his hat
--McLough: No one may wash his false teeth in a public drinking fountain
--Ottuman: It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted
--Russell: No one may have a musical car horn
--Topeka: Installation of bathtubs is prohibited
Kentucky:
--Any person is sober until he or she can no longer hold onto the ground
--No one may throw eggs at a public speaker
--A man may not purchase a hat unless his wife is with him
--Frankfurt: It is illeagle to shoot off a police man's tie
--Lexington: It's illeagle for a person to carry an ice cream cone in his pocket
Louisiana:
--Biting someone with one's natural teeth is considered assault, whereas biting someone with false teeth is aggravated assault
--A dog is entitled to his first bite of a person
--No one may gargle in public
--Catching lizards at night is prohibited
--Couples shopping for a new bed may not "put it to the ultimate test" while shopping
--It is illeagle to rob a bank and then shoot the teller with a water pistol
--No one may wear an alligator costume
Maine:
--Augusta: It is illeagle to stroll down the street playing the violin
--Portland: No one may tickle a girl under the chin with a feather duster
Maryland:
--A woman may not go through her husband's pockets while he is sleeping
--Baltimore: It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits
--Baltimore: No one may take a lion to the movies
Massachusettes:
--Large-scale bakers are not to allow the odor of bread to be released into the atmosphere because it contains ethanol, which can break down into ozone, a component of smog
--One may not wear a goatee without a license
--In 1659 Christmas was outlawed
--Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked
--Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts
--It is unlawful to deliver diapers on Sunday, regardless of emergencies
--Law requiring all dogs to have their hind legs tied during the month of April
--Law forbids cooling one's feet by hanging them out the window
--It is forbidden to put tomatoes in clam chowder
--Law declares that peanuts may not be eaten in court
--One may not duel with water pistols
--An old law prohibits the taking of baths on sunday
--It's illeagle to go to bed without first having a bath
--All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday
--Boston: Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches a piece
--Boston: Katsup shall not be added to baked beans
--Brockton: Persons must have a license before they are permitted to enter a sewer
--Fitchberg: Barbers are not allowed to carry combs in back of their ears
--Holyoak: It is illeagle to water a lawn while it is raining
--Milford: It is illeagle to peep into the windows of automobiles
--North Andover: One may not carry a "space gun"
--Southbridge: It is illegal to read books or newspapers after 8 p.m. in the streets
--Winchester: Tightrope walking is only allowed outside churches
Michigan:
--A woman's hair legally belongs to her husband
--Dentists are officially classified as mechanics
--A person may not put a skunk in his/her bosses desk
--Law forbids any man from kissing his wife on a Sunday, and the party at fault shall be punished at the discretion of the court
--Clawson: It is legal for a man to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats and chickens
--Detroit: Willfully destroying your radio is prohibited
--Detroit: Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property
--Detroit: A mand may not scowl at his wife on sunday
--Detroit: No one may read a newspaper in the middle of the street on sunday
--Grand Haven: No one shall throw a hoop skirt onto the street or sidewalk. A five dollar fine for each offence
--Kalamazoo: A man may not serenade his girlfriend
--Rochester: Anyone bathing in public must have his or her bathing suit inspected by a police officer
--Stugis: Roosters may crow, only if it is done at least 300 feet from the airport
Minnesota:
--One may not tease skunks
--One may not grow a barberry bush
--Law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless accompanies by a parent
--Alexandria: A husband may not have sex with his wife if his breath smells of onions, sardines, or garlic
--Brainerd: Every man is required to grow a beard
--Clearbrook: People cannot play checkers at the airport, "Lest they acquire a taste for gambling"
Mississippi:
--No one may be barefoot in front of a stranger
--"Rowdy Cats" shall not wonder the streets
--It is illegal to shave in the middlle of the street
--Bourbon: No turtle races shall be held at the airport
--Canton: No person may shoot a squirel with a gun in a courtroom
--Tylertown: It is illeagle to shave in the center of main street
Missouri:
--Kansas City: Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols; they may buy shotguns freely, however
--Leadwood: No pilot can eat unshelled roasted peanuts or watermelon while flying
--Merryville: Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "The privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to any normal, red-blooded American male."
Montana:
--It is a fellony for a wife to open her husband's mail
--Bozeman: One may not perform any sexual acts in the front yard of any home after sundown and if they are nude
--Helena: A woman cannot dance on a saloon table unless her clothes weighs more than three pounds, two ounces.
--Whitehall: A vehicle may not be operated if it has ice picks attached to the wheels
Nebraska:
--A mother may not giver her daughter a perm without a license
--Omaha: Should a child burp during a church service, his parents may be arrested
--Omaha: It is against the law for a barber to shave a man's chest
--Omaha: Aperson recieveing an injury due to defective pavement must advise the city clerk of the fact five days before the accident in order to recieve compensation.
--Waterloo: Barbers cannot eat onions between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m
Nevada:
--One may not drive a camel on the highway
--Las Vegas: No person may pawn his or her dentures
New Hampshire:
--Law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe
New Jersey:
--No one may buy ice cream after 6 pm unless they have written permission from a doctor
--No horse racing is allowed on the turn pike
--Liberty Corner: Any couple making out in a vehicle and accidentally sounding the horn during the lustful act may be taken to jail.
--Manville: It is illeagle to feed whiskey or offer cigarettes to animals at the local zoo
New Mexico:
--Women may not pump gas
--Carrizozo: No woman may appear in public unshaven
--Quemado: A newspaper can be fined if it misspells a person's name in print
--Whitehorse: No one may play cards with a woman, child or Indian at the airport
New York:
--A person may not throw a ball at another person's head for fun
--A person may teach his pet parrot to speak, but not squak
--A person must possess a license to use a clothesline outdoors
--Albany: No one may play golf in the streets
--Brooklyn: Donkeies can not sleep in bathtubs
--Carmel: A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.
--Greene: It's illegal to eat peanuts and walk backward down the street while a concert is on
--NYC: It is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing his thumb againt the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended fingers of that hand
--NYC: It is legal for women to ridde the subways topless
--Staten Island: It is illeagle to call his son a faggot ot queer in order to cur girlie behaviour
North Carolina:
--A couple may not make love in a hotel room on the floor between two double beds
--A couple may not have sex on a churchyard
--No one may use an elephant to plow his field
Ohio:
--One may not advertise beer while wearing a Santa Claus suit, even if he is a dog
--Bexley: Slot machines a prohibited in outhouses
--Cleveland: Women are not allowed to wear patent leather shoes
--Cleveland: No one may kill a mouse in the streets without a hunting lisence
--Clinton County: There is a fine for anyone leaning against a public building
--Columbus: Stores may not sell corn flakes on Sunday
--Oxford: Young women may not disrobe in front of a man's picture
--Toledo: Throwing a snake at anyone is illeagle
--Youngstown: One's car may not run out of gas
Oklahoma:
--Whale hunting is strictly prohibited
--Taking a bite out of another person's hamburger is forbidden
--No one may read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle
--No person may get a fish drunk
--People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed
--Harthahorne: Hypnotised people may not be placed in a display window
--Shawnee: Three or more dogs may not meet on private property without the concent of the owner
Oregon:
--Hood River: Juggling may not be performed without a license
Pennsylvania:
--Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming towards 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 look skittish, the motorist must tak his car apart piece by piece and hide under the nearest bushes
--Housewives are not allowed to hide dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
--No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife
--Harrisburg: One may not have sex with a truck driver in a toll booth
Rhode Island:
--One may not throw pickle juice on a trolley
--Newport: One may not smoke a pipe after sunset
--Providence: A tooth brush and toothpaste may not be sold to the same person on a Sunday
South Carolina:
--No one may crawl around in the sewers without a permit
--Spartansburg: Eating watermellons in the Magnolia Cemetary is forbidden
South Dakota:
--Sioux Falls: Motels must furnish their rooms with two beds only. There should be a minamum of two feet between the bads, and it is illeagle for a couple to make love between the beds.
Tennessee:
--One may not use a lasso to catch a fish
--No one may sell hollow logs
--Anyone who has ever witnessed a cockfight, or is a preacher, is banned for life from public office
--Dyersburg: A woman may not call a man for a date
--Memphis: A woman may not drive by herself unless there is a man running in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching motorists
--Memphis: It's illeagle to sell teddy bears and yo-yos on sunday
Texas:
--Criminals must give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or written, to explain the nature of the crime to be committed
--16 year old divorced girls are prohibited from talking about sex at high school extracurricular activities
--No one may carry a sword or a spear to a polling place
--The entire Encyclopedia Brittanica is banned because it contains the formula to make beer
--It is illeagle to curse in front of or indecently expose a corpse
--No one may take more than three sips of beer at a time while that person is standing
--One may not milk another person's cow
--No one may put graffitti on another person's cow
--Clarendon: Lawyers must accept eggs, chickens, and other produce (as well as money) as payment of legal fees
--Kingsville: Pigs may not have sex on Kingsville Airport property
Utah:
--Birds have the right-of-way on all highways
--No fishing from horseback
--Polygamy - provided only the missionary position has been applied - is only a misdemeanor.
--A husband is responsible for every criminal act by his wife in his presence
Vermont:
--One may not deny the existance of God
--One may not whistle underwater
--On July 4th no person may place sparklers in his nose and ears and run up and down the streets
--Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth
Virginia:
--Hens may not lay eggs before 8 am or after 4 pm
--Lebenon: A man may not kick his wife out of bed
--Norfolk: Women may not go out into public without wearing a corset
--Norfolk County: A hunter may only possess a hunting rifle if he is 15 feet off the ground
--Richmond: A person may not flip a coin in any eatery to determine who buys a cup of coffee
Washington:
--It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop outside of city limits and phone the chief of police to let him know he is entering town
--Bellingham: A woman may not take more than three steps backwards while dancing
--Seattle: Lollipops are illeagle
--Seattle: A person may not carry a concealed weapon over six feet in length
West Virginia:
--Children whose breath smells of "wild onions" may not attend school
--Huntington: Firemen may not whistle at or flirt with and woman passing the firehouse
--Nicholas County: A clergyman may not tell jokes or humourous stories from the pulpit during church service
Wisconsin:
--Milwaulkee: No car may park longer than two hours unless there's a horse tied to it
--Milwaulkee: It is illeagle to play flute and drums in the streets to attract attention
Wyoming:
--No person being more than 100 lbs overweight may swing on swings or play on any other park equipment
DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility to the accuracy of these laws
