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What is the craziest law you know?

Asked by faye (17857points) November 1st, 2009

i just read that it is illegal in Minnesota to go across state lines with a duck on your head.I don’t know if it’s true or not but it set me thinking!

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jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

In Illinois, it is illegal to give a dog or cat a lighted cigar.

Samurai's avatar

Law? Isn’t the whole thing crazy in itself.

Alabama—
Putting salt on railroad tracks may be punishable by death.

Alaska—
Moose may not have sex on sidewalks

Arkansas—
It’s illegal to mispronounce the word arkansas

California—
Dogs and cats may not have sex without a permit

Florida—
No one may have sexual relationships with porcupines

Illinois—
It is against the law to make faces at dogs.

Indiana—
It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

Iowa—
Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

Kansas—
At the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a person in an automobile is required to get out of their vehicle, fire 3 shotgun rounds into the air, and the get back into their vehicle and proceed through the intersection.

Kentucky—
By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.”

Louisiana—
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

Maine—
You may not step out of a plane in flight.

Maryland—
It’s illegal to take a lion to the movies.

Massachusetts—
No one may take a bath without a prescription.

Michigan—
There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.

Minnesota—
A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop their head.

Mississippi—
It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.

Missouri—
Worrying squirrels is not tolerated.

I put these down, but I don’t believe them.

PretentiousArtist's avatar

you can’t bring guns on school campus
I think that’s like everywhere

faye's avatar

wow, Samurai!

lefteh's avatar

It’s legal for some couples to get married in the United States, but not others! I mean, WTF!

NewZen's avatar

@faye GQ! @jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities You have to shorten your nickname, dear! I think your answer shant be beaten here; can one give a cat a cigar, and then light it for her, if she so desires?

@lef Good show!

troubleinharlem's avatar

Well, in one state you cannot have an icecream in your back pocket.

Concerning Florida, I know there are fetishes, but porcupines?

NaturalMineralWater's avatar

The law of attraction.

jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

One from my home state- In Colorado, it is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence, and a man was recently caught breaking that very law. Link.

If the horse isn’t drunk, what’s the big deal?

NaturalMineralWater's avatar

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities great.. one more crazy Colorado law.. I’m learning as I go. So much for the moonlit tequila ride to pike’s peak.

ItalianPrincess1217's avatar

I know a whole bunch but here are the ones that make me laugh the most:
– In California, it’s illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
– In Colorado it’s unlawful to lend a vacuum cleaner to a neighbor.
– In Florida, you are not allowed to fart in public places after 6 pm on Thursdays.
– In Idaho you cannot frown in public.

jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

@ItalianPrincess1217 That’s unfortunate, because living in Idaho is likely to really increase the amount of frowning a person does!

gemiwing's avatar

It’s illegal to shoot a humback whale from inside your car in TN.

Jack79's avatar

I am not sure of the state (I think it might be Arizona), but I heard this one yesterday:

It is illegal for a truck-driver to have sex in a toll booth with the toll booth cashier. In other words it’s ok if the cashier has sex with some other driver, or if the truck driver has sex with the cashier in his truck lol
I’m guessing this is probably a company regulation rather than a state law though

Oh and there’s this other one where a husband is not allowed to beat his wife more than once a month. Not sure if the beatings have to be a month apart, or if it has to be just on a different calendar month (ie you can beat her on the 31st of Oct and then again on 1/11 hehe).

lled's avatar

If you drive a pickup, you are not allowed to drive on the parkways in the NY metropolitan area; not sure about other parts of the state.

In some towns in NJ it is illegal to park a van or pickup truck in your driveway or in front of your house over night.

In some towns in NJ it is illegal to park against the flow of traffic. If on a normal two way street and you want to park on the other side of the road, you must turn your car around so that when you pull off, you pull of with the flow of traffic not against. Some states have no such law.

Also in some towns in NJ, it is illegal to exit a vehicle from any door that opens to the street side of the car as opposed to the sidewalk side of the car.

MacBean's avatar

Oooh, it’s a good thing I moved out of Idaho before they caught me…

MrBr00ks's avatar

in washington state:
– X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
– All lollipops are banned.
– A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.
– Destroying a beer cask or bottle of another is illegal.
– All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.
– When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

Auburn
– Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.

Spokane
– TV’s may not be bought on Sundays.

Alaska

- Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. (I broke this one)
– It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
– Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time.
– While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

Fairbanks

- It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

Anchorage
– No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.

Nome
– One may not roam the city with a bow and arrows.

Soldotna
– Persons may not allow “attractive nuisances” to exist.

VohuManah's avatar

In Texas, It used to be illegal to buy diapers on a Sunday. My Grandpa had some bad experiences with that law.
@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities Don’t worry, we Idahoans have fun at potato museums and stake houses.

shego's avatar

In Alamosa, CO it is illegal to throw missiles at cars.
Keeping a house where unmarried persons are allowed to have sex is prohibited.

In Boulder, CO it is illegal to permit ones llama to graze on city property.

In 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.
It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
in Sterling, Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

@shego That’s why I reallycan’t stand Alamosa, they never let you have any fun.

shego's avatar

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities I love Alamosa, I haven’t ever gotten in trouble there. But the house law, that would piss me off. I like to have well “fun”

NewZen's avatar

@MrBr00ks

Soldotna: Persons may not allow “attractive nuisances” to exist.

I am against the law there. I surrender.

MrBr00ks's avatar

@NewZen lol, that’s not nice.

rottenit's avatar

Dam, there goes my weekend plans!

sophillyk's avatar

In london, all taxi’s are expected to have a bail of hay in their boot for the horses, punishable by prison sentence, also pregnant women are allowed to demand the hats of police men in order to urinate in them! ahah my two favourites.

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