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 Dumb State Laws Part V
South Dakota Laws
*No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
*It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
*Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.
*If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them.
City Laws
Spearfish Laws
*If three or more Indians are walking down the street together, they can be considered a war party and fired upon.
Tennessee Laws
*It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
*It is illegal to place tacks on a highway.
*Skunks may not be carried into the state.
*You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
*Hollow logs may not be sold.
*More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
*It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
City Laws
Dyersburg Laws
*It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
Fayette County Laws
*You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property.
Lenior County Laws
*When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming.
Lexington Laws
*No one may eat ice cream on the sidewalk.
*Spitting on the sidewalk is prohibited.
Knoxville Laws
*In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a "hitching post."
Memphis Laws
*Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
*It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.
*Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis.
*It is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises.
Oneida Laws
*An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain't Goin' To Rain No Mo'."
Nashville Laws
*No person may keep a cheetah as a pet.
*Males may not be aroused in public.
*Anyone rollerblading may not tie his or herself to a moving vehicle on a highway.
*No person may roller skate and listen to a personal cd player at the same time.
*Throwing stones is prohibited as it might break a window.
*To play pinball, one must be 18 years old.
*All persons riding scooters must ride in single file.
*Spitting is prohibited on sidewalks.
Bell Buckle Laws
*One may not throw bottles at a tree.
Kimball Laws
*Bar owners may not let patrons make loud, unusual noises.
Texas Laws
*When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
*It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
*Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six x-rated toys.
*It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
*It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
*A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
*The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
*One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office.
*The Bluebonnet is the official song of the state flower.
City Laws
Galveston Laws
*Landing an airplane on the beach is illegal.
*No person shall inhale fumes from model glue.
*Any person who sits on a sidewalk may be fined up to $500.
*It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.
*"Offensive gestures" will not be tolerated at any special event.
*Bicycles must be operated at a "reasonable speed".
*One needs permission from the director of parks and recreation before getting drunk in any city park.
*No person shall throw trash from an airplane.
Texarkana Laws[j/b]
*Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.
Temple
*Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot.
*You can ride your horse in the saloon.
*No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square.
San Antonio Laws
*It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.
*It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.
Richardson Laws
*It is illegal to do "U Turns".
*It is now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.
Port Arthur Laws
*Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.
Mesquite Laws
*It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.
Lubbock County Laws
*It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.
LeFors Laws[/bj]
*It is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.
Jasper
*Dogs must be on a leash at ALL times. Fine of 100 dollars.
Houston Laws
*It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
*Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.
El Paso Laws
*Urinating on the streets is illegal.
*Appearing in public places wearing a "lewd dress" is prohibited.
*Churches, hotels, halls of assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots, and saloons are required to provide spittoons "of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations into them."
Dallas Laws
*It's illegal to possess realistic x-rated toys.
Clarendon Laws
*It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.
Borger Laws
*It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.
Beaumont Laws
*Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.
Austin Laws
*Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.
Abilene Laws
*It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.
Harker Heights Laws
*No person amy disturb a church service by swearing.
*Drivers of city vehicles must respect all traffic rules just like the rest of us.
Utah Laws
*Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.
*Individuals may not possess beer in containers larger than two liters unless they are a retailer.
*Boxing matches that allow biting are not allowed.
*It is illegal to cause a catastrophe.
*It is against the law to fish from horseback.
*It is illegal not to drink milk.
*It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.
*Birds have the right of way on all highways.
*A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
*You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.
City Laws
Kaysville Laws
*You must have identification to enter a convienence store after dark.
Logan Laws
*Women may not swear.
Monroe Laws
*Daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.
Provo Laws
*Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine.
Salt Lake County Laws
*No one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin.
*Auctions may not be advertised by hiring trombone players to play on the street.
Tremonton Laws
*It is illegal to have intercourse in a moving ambulance and if you are caught the guy is let go and the woman is punished and her name appears in the newspaper.
Trout Creek Laws
*Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches.
Ogden Laws
*Only animal services officials and policemen may molest animals
*Persons are only allowed to keep one cow on their property
Vermont Laws
*Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
*At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
*Whistling underwater is illegal
*It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
City Laws
Barre Laws
*All residents shall bathe every Saturday night.
Virginia Laws
*No animal may be hunted for on Sunday with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 AM.
*Not only is it illegal to have intercourse with the lights on, one may not have intercourse in any position other than missionary.
*There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."
*You may not engage in business on Sundays, with the exception of almost every industry.
If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have intercourse.
*Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.
*Police radar detectors are illegal.
*Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.
*Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
City Laws
Prince William County Laws
*No person may keep a skunk as a pet.
*It is illegal to cuss about another.
*It is illegal to park a car on railroad tracks.
Culpeper Laws
*No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.
Dayton Laws
*A person of color may not be oustide or within the city limits after 7 pm.
Lebanon Laws
*It is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.
Norfolk Laws
*Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated.
*A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere.
*Women must wear a corsette after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone.
Richmond Laws
*It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee.
Stafford County Laws
*It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm.
Victoria Laws
*It is illegal to skate down the sidewalk of Main Street.
Virginia Beach Laws
*If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUI's.
*It is illegal for a person to ride on the handlebars of a bike.
*It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk.
*It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue.
Frederick Laws
*Any person who owns a pool risks a $2500 fine for not closing the gate to the pool when they get done swimming in it.
*A special license is required for persons wishing to sell such items as tableware and coins.
Washington Laws
*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."
*It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.
*People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.
*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.
*It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.
*One may not spit on a bus.
*When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.
*You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday.
City Laws
Auburn Laws
*Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
Bremerton Laws
*You may not shuck peanuts on the street.
Everett Laws
*It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.
Lynden Laws
*Dancing and drinking may not occur at the same establishment.
Seattle Laws
*You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
*One may not spit on a bus.
*Women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.
*No one may set fire to another person's property without prior permission.
*It is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers.
Spokane Laws
*TV's may not be bought on Sundays.
*No one may kneel on a pedestrian skywalk.
*Spitting on city buses is outlawed.
*Persons may not wear a life jacket near the Spokane River.
Waldron Island Laws
*No structure shall contain more than two toilets that use potable water for flushing. -San Juan County Ordinance NO. 7 -1995 (Passed June 7,1995)
Wilbur Laws
*You may not ride an ugly horse.
Spokane County Laws
*Strippers may not come closer than four feet to any customer.
Walla Walla Laws
*It is illegal to give noxious substances to a bird in any city park.
West Virginia Laws
*No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."
*Unmarried couple who live together and "lewdly associate" with one another may face up to a year in prison.
*When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of 100 or more people in it, they must build a station and stop there regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.
*Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.
*It is legal for a male to have intercourse with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
*A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.
*A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.
*It is illegal to snooze on a train.
*A person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel.
*For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar.
City Laws
Alderson Laws
*One may not walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash.
Nicholas County Laws
*No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
Huntington Laws
*Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse.
*It is legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.
Wisconsin Laws
*One may not camp in a wagon on any public highway or risk a fine of up to ten dollars.
*It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.
*It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.
*Livestock have the right-of-way on public roads.
*Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.
*Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.
*As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.
*Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist's counter.
*At one time, margarine was illegal.
*State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
City Laws
Brookfield Laws
*Tattooing is illegal unless it is done for medical purposes.
*It is unlawful for one to allow another to use the first person's telephone in order to make prank phone calls.
Kenosha Laws
*No male is allowed to be aroused in public.
La Crosse Laws
*It is illegal to tie up your horse along Third Street (Now a major bar strip).
*It is illegal to display an unclothed mannequin in a store window.
*It is illegal to play checkers in public.
*You cannot "worry a squirrel."
Milwaukee Laws
*An old ordinance forbids parking for over two hours unless a horse is tied to the car.
*It is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention.
*If one is thought of as offensive looking, it is illegal for him to be in public during the day.
*It is illegal to purchase or use Sparklers in the city, yet you can buy fully disassembled automatic machine guns.
Racine Laws
*It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
*Women may not walk down a public street at night without being accompanied by a man.
*Missiles may not be shot at parade participants.
St. Croix Laws
*Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.
Sun Prairie Laws
*Nuclear weapons may not be manufactured in the city limits.
*Persons may not ride a bicycle with their hands off the handlebars.
*Cats are forbidden from entering cemeteries.
*Even if one gets his/her change "stolen" by a vending machine, hitting the machine violates a city ordinance.
*Unremoved snow on one's property is considered a public nuisance.
Wauwatosa Laws
*Reserving a city meeting room under a false name is prohibited.
*Spitting on the sidewalk is prohibited.
*If a person shall fail to return books he/she has checked out from the library, that person should return their library card to the library until the books are returned.
*Swimming in water fountains is prohibited.
Hudson Laws
*Screens are required on all windows from May 1 to October 1.
*You are not allowed to put litter into someone else's trash receptacle without express permission.
*No one may sit on another's parked vehicle without expressed consent of the owner.
Sheboygan Laws
*Only police officers may shoot birds in the city.
*No person may water his lawn in such a way as to annoy his or her neighbor.
*It is illegal to swim in the Fountain Park fountain.
Wyoming Laws
*It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people's view in a public theater or place of amusement.
*Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden.
*Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.
*It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking.
*You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.
*Skiing under the influence of alcohol is prohibited.
*All new buildings that cost over $100,000 to build must have %1 of funds spent on art work for the building.
*If one is drunk in a mine, he or she could land in jail for up to a year.
*Junk dealers may not make any business transactions with drunk persons.
City Laws
Cheyenne Laws
*It is illegal to spit on the steps of a school.
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