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This page is dedicated to posting strange, useless, funny, and dumb laws. My goal one day is to have 500 of them! Obviously, being that I just started this page, I'm nowhere near 500.

The First 20 Laws

  1. In Nicholas County, West Virginia, no minister shall tell a funny story from the pulpit.

  2. Bean shooters are forbidden by law in Arkansas.

  3. In Compton, California, dancing cheek to cheek is prohibited.

  4. It is illegal to hunt or shoot camels in Arizona.

  5. In Los Angeles, a customer of a meat market is prohibited by city ordinance from poking turkey to see if it is tender.

  6. In Lake Charles, Louisiana, a law makes it illegal to let a rain puddle remain in your front yard for more than twelve hours.

  7. In Springfield of Massachusetts it is against the law to ride on the roof of your automobile.

  8. In Hanford, California, people may not interfere with children jumping over water puddles.

  9. It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within city limits.

  10. It is against the law to slap a man on the back Georgia.

  11. In Walden, New York, it is illegal to give a drink of water to anyone unless you have a permit.

  12. It is against the law in Illinois for a conductor to collect fares without his hat on.

  13. In Bradford, Connecticut, it is against the law to appear on the street unless covered from shoulder to knee.

  14. In Vermont, it is illegal to whistle underwater (pee in a public pool).

  15. All taxicabs must carry a broom and shovel in the District of Columbia.

  16. In Fort Madison, Iowa, the law requires the fire department to practice fifteen minutes before attending a fire.

  17. In Key West, Florida, turtle racing is prohibited.

  18. It is against the law to gargle in public in Louisiana.

  19. In Rochester of Michigan anyone bathing in public must first have a suit inspected by police officer.

  20. In Kentucky it is illegal to sleep in a restaurant.

 

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