Silly laws

[jip]

Arkansas

* The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

Canada

* In Calgary there is a by-law that is still on the books that requires businesses within the city to provide rails for tying up horses.

California

* In 1930, the City Council of Ontario passed an ordinance forbidding roosters to crow within the city limits.
* In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
* It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
* In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
* In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap.

Colorado

* In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

Connecticut

* In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
* In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.

England

* In the England it is illegal to sell most goods on a sunday, (this law is mostly ignored), it is however legal to sell a carrot. It is also legal to sell it at any price and to give free gifts with it, such as anything else one might want to buy on a sunday!

Florida

* In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

Georgia

* It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Idaho

* Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
* In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."

Illinois

* It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.
* Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets.
* In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

Indiana

* Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine and the trial costs.
* In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic.

Iowa

* Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
* In Ottumwa, Iowa, "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

* Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.
* No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.

Kentucky

* Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie.
* In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
* A Kentucky statute says: "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." Later, an amendment proposed: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses."

Massachusetts

* There is a Massachusetts law requiring all dogs to have their hind legs tied during the month of April.
* It is illegal to take more than 2 baths a month within Boston confines.

Michigan

* In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
* In 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.
* In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.

Missouri

* Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, are not allowed to purchase cap pistols; they may buy shotguns freely, however.
* In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

New Hampshire

* 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 Mexico

* In Carrizozo, N.M., it's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face).

New York

* In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on.
* In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

Ohio

* In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00.
* In Bexley, Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
* In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture. (ed: ???)

Oklahoma

* In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.
* Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

Pennsylvania

* The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.
* In certain sections of Pennsylvania many years ago, the Farmer's Anti-Automobile society set up some "rules of the road." In effect, they said:
1. "Automobiles travelling on country roads at night must send up a rocket every mile, then wait ten minutes for the road to clear."
2. "If a driver sees a team of horses, he is to pull to one side of the road and cover his machine with a blanket or dust cover that has been painted to blend into the scenery."
3. "In the event that a horse refuses to pass a car on the road, the owner must take his car apart and conceal the parts in the bushes."
* In Pennsylvania, "any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."

Tennessee

* In Memphis, Tennessee, it is 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.
* In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

Texas

* It is Texas law that 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.
* Texas law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession.

Utah

* It is against the law to fish from horseback.

Virginia

* Virginia law forbids bathtubs in the house; tubs must be kept in the yard.

Washington

* In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
* It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse.
* There is/was a law on the books in Washington state that stated that a motorcar driven at night must be preceded by something like 100 yards by a man carrying a lantern.

West Virginia

* In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.

[Roger]

I think there's one about being able to shoot a Scotsman in the city of York with a bow and arrow.

[Mig]

Reading this out and pissing myself. XD

[Minion]

* Virginia law forbids bathtubs in the house; tubs must be kept in the yard.

Cue a banjo solo or two.

[Roger]

Originally Posted by jip

* In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.

XDDDDDD

[Mig]

"Hello AA, how can I help you?"
"Yeah, umm.. well, I've got this coke bottle, you see, and..."
"That's £5 callout charge, ok?"
"Sure. I JUST NEED SOME GODAMN SUGAR"

Or something remotely along those lines.

[Minion]

Now hold on a second.

you mean, there's epople out there, who WENT TO SCHOOL TO GET A DEGREE IN OPENING SODA BOTTLES/CANS?!?!

shit, im in the wrong career.

[Hoshi]

In Victoria (state in Australia) it is illegal to change a lightbulb unless you are a qualified electrician.....

[Aether]

Originally Posted by Roger

I think there's one about being able to shoot a Scotsman in the city of York with a bow and arrow.

Yeah there is. It's still legal to shoot a Scotsman in York as long as he is in sight of the City Walls provided of course that you don't break any other more modern laws. I think there's also something about shooting the Welsh with a bow and arrow on a Sunday if they're on Cathedral lands.

Also an Australian thing...Hiding a phone cable/ computer cable behind say a table or bookcase or something is classed as 'hidden cabling' and as such is illegal unless placed there by someone with a hidden cabling liscence. This also goes for wireless connections as well.

[Tallulah]

In England, it is still quite legal for a taxi driver to relieve himself by the back wheel of his vehicle. This harks back to the days of horse-drawn hansom cabs, and the lack of public facilities meant that the driver was allowed to go toilet by the wheel of the cab.

It is also law that a policeman must offer his helmet if a pregnant woman is caught short. Don't ask me why...

[SlankyZerM]

In australia you can spend the night in jail for walking around in slippers, a striped black and white shirt, a mask on your face, and carrying a torch or lantern and a sack, under the suspicion you are a burglar. They were going to change it, i'm not sure if they did.

I'm not sure if you must be wearing all, or just somne of the apparell

[Tim]

* In Memphis, Tennessee, it is 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.

XDD Win and a half!

[Porslinsankan]

Originally Posted by jip

* In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.

Aw crap... *Hides*

[Mig]

Originally Posted by Tim

Quote:
* In Memphis, Tennessee, it is 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.

XDD Win and a half!

It should be like that everywhere.