Funny state laws

[travelprincess]

This morning I heard that it is illegal to cross the MN state line with a duck on your head.

Anyone else have any silly state laws they know of?

 

[Gatordad]

In Nj you can't talk on your cellphone while driving.

 

[juligrl]

I've heard that in PA you're not supposed to sing in your bathtub. When my mom was in college she and her friends formed a singing group called the bathtub singers and they did a skit poking fun at the supposed infraction.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Hey,,this thread is just like the "Its The Law" thread on RvUsa.org !

Okay, here's one.

In Marshalltown, Iowa, horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

In Nj you can't talk on your cellphone while driving.

That's because some of our residents still haven't figured out that you need to obey the traffic laws even though they are on the phone.
Funny story, DH got stuck at a light because it turned green and the woman in front him didn't drive. He honked, she turned around and pointed at the phone against her ear like "Please don't honk, I'm on the phone." And then flipped him off.

Another NJ law, in the borough of Raritan you aren't allowed to curse in public. Yep, there's a law. Don't drop the f bomb on the streets or you will be arrested. I don't spend much time there.

 

[2goofycampers]

Hey,,this thread is just like the "Its The Law" thread on RvUsa.org !

Okay, here's one.

In Marshalltown, Iowa, horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

http://www.rvusa.org/dev/forum/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=652

 

[Gatordad]

That's because some of our residents still haven't figured out that you need to obey the traffic laws even though they are on the phone.
Funny story, DH got stuck at a light because it turned green and the woman in front him didn't drive. He honked, she turned around and pointed at the phone against her ear like "Please don't honk, I'm on the phone." And then flipped him off.

Another NJ law, in the borough of Raritan you aren't allowed to curse in public. Yep, there's a law. Don't drop the f bomb on the streets or you will be arrested. I don't spend much time there.

The hypocrisy is that you can put on makeup, shave, put in a new cd, eat, all other things that cause accidents, but the turds that run the state don't want me talking on my cellphone.

 

[clkelley]

The hypocrisy is that you can put on makeup, shave, put in a new cd, eat, all other things that cause accidents, but the turds that run the state don't want me talking on my cellphone.

Ya need one them there facny newfangled voice activation doo dads!! Ya know with the buttons on the sterrin wheel

 

[clkelley]

In Alabama it is illegal to play Dominoes on Sunday

 

[WhitShores]

In Jasper, Alabama (Where I am from) it is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.

And boogers cannot be flicked into the wind.

 

[LuckyinGa]

In Kennesaw, Georgia every resident must own a gun!!

Hmmm maybe I should move to Kennesaw.

 

[PanFanAL]

In Kennesaw, Georgia every resident must own a gun!!

Hmmm maybe I should move to Kennesaw.

And they have the lowest crime rate in the country! Wonder why?

I say, an armed society, is a polite society!

 

[des1954]

Here are a few:

In Miami Beach it's illegal to take a pig to the beach. (I've seen a lot of pigs on Miami Beach - just not the 4 legged variety.)

In Palm Bay persons may not tow a sled behind their bicycles.

In Sarasota if you hit a pedestrian the fine is $78. Thank GOD I was never hit by a car when I lived in Sarasota.

In Tampa women may not expose their breasts while dancing topless. (Uh...what?)

Also in Tampa... lap dances may only be given at least six feet from a patron. (The original un-lap lap dance)

In Satellite Beach people may not appear in public clothed in liquid latex.

In Pensacola it is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.

In Naples neon signs are prohibited.

And my favorites come from Destin, Florida

It is illegal for an owner of a store to allow another person to pass out free ducklings in front of the store.

If you wish to go swimming in the ocean, get dressed in your hotel room.

And my very favorite Destin, Florida Law....

Torpedoes may not be set off in the city. (That would certainly make me sleep safer at night!)

 

[vick]

Some Alabama laws


You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

 

[hopeisb4u]

Arkansas:
--A man can legally beat his wife, but no more than once a month.

California:
--In, LA, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
--It is a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Florida:
--Unmarried women who parachute on Sunday's will be jailed.

Georgia:
--In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
--In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.

Indiana:
--Monkey's are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.

Illinois:
--In Chicago, it is illegal to take a french poodle to the Opera.
--According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American."
--In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.

Massachusetts:
--It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
--North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying "space guns."
--In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.

Minnesota:
--It is illegal to tease skunks.
--Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.

Michigan:
--A State law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
--Under State law, dentists are officially classified as "mechanics."

Montana:
--In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.
--It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.

New York:
--In NYC, "it is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended fingers of that hand."

North Carolina:
--It is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.

Oklahoma:
--Whale hunting is strictly forbidden. ((((um...were there whales here?!!)
--People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

Ohio:
--In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
--In Oxford, it's illegal for a woman to disrobe in front of a man's picture.
--In Youngstown, it is illegal to run out of gas.

Oregon:
--The town of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling without a license.

Nebraska:
--If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
--It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license

Pennsylvania:
--"Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes."

Rhode Island:
--Its illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.

Tennessee:
--It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
--In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
--In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."

Texas:
--The entire Encyclopedia Brittanica is banned because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
--It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

Utah:
--A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife
in his presence.

Virginia:
--In Richmond, it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.
--In Lebanon, it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

Vermont:
--It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
--It is illegal to whistle underwater.
--Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.