DUMB laws around the U.S.

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I got this from another forum. SOrry if it's a repost..thought it was pretty good.



- Bear matches are prohibited (Alabama)
- Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death (Alabama)
- It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane (Alaska)
- There is a possible 25 year in prison for cutting down a cactus (Arizona)
- When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses (Arizona)
- A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month (Arkansas)
- Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship (California)
- One may not mutilate a rock in a state park (Colorado)
- Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses (Colorado)
- You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 mph (Connecticut)
- "R" rated movies shall not be shown at drive-in theaters (Delaware)
- It is illegal to sell your children (Florida)
- Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal (Florida)
- Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs (Georgia)
- All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat (Hawaii)
- Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds (Idaho)
- The English language is not to be spoken (Illinois)
- The value of Pi is 3 (Indiana)
- One may not sniff glue (Indiana)
- Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March (Indiana)
- One-armed piano players must perform for free (Iowa)
- If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed (Kansas)
- One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once (Kentucky)
- One could possibly land in jail for 20 years upon urinating in the city’s water supply (Louisiana)
- Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack (Maine)
- Oral sex can not be given or received anywhere (Maryland)
- An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public (Massachusetts)
- A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission (Michigan)
- It is illegal to sleep naked (Minnesota)
- It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public (Mississippi)
- It is not illegal to speed (Missouri)
- Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them (Montana)
- If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested (Nebraska)
- It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway (Nevada)
- On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up (New Hampshire)
- It is against the law to “frown” at a police officer (New Jersey)
- Idiots may not vote (New Mexico)
- The penalty for jumping off a building is death (New York)
- It’s against the law to sing off key (North Carolina)
- It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on (North Dakota)
- It is illegal to get a fish drunk (Ohio)
- Whaling is illegal (Oklahoma)
- Drivers may not pump their own gas (Oregon)
- A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling (Pennsylvania)
- No one may bite off another's leg (Rhode Island)
- It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide (South Carolina)
- If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them (South Dakota)
- It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish (Tennessee)
- A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather (Texas)
- Birds have the right of way on all highways (Utah)
- It is illegal to deny the existence of God (Vermont)
- It is illegal to tickle women (Virginia)
- X-rays may not be used to fit shoes (Washington)
- It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs (West Virginia)
- It is illegal to cut a woman’s hair (Wisconsin)
- It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking (Wyoming)
 

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The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
 

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