Crazy laws

[Anonymous]

Minnesota
• A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.
• A Minnesota tax form is quite thorough. Some would say too thorough. It even asks for your date of death.
• A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
• A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
• All bathtubs must have feet.
• All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
• Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.
• Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
• Clawson: There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
• Every man in Brainerd, Minnesota is required by law to grow a beard.
• Grand Haven: No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense.
• Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.
• Harper Woods: It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets.
• Hibbing: It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat.
• In Duluth, Minnesota it is illegal to allow animals to sleep in a bakery.
• In Minnesota, it's illegal to tease skunks. (As if being sprayed weren't enough of a deterrent.)
• It is illegal to sleep naked.
• It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.
• It used to be legal in Minnesota to sell rolled candy on Sunday, and illegal to sell flat candy. The wafer people have gotten this one repealed.
• Minneapolis: Red cars can not drive down Lake Street
• Minnesota has repealed its so-called "Twinkie" law, under which a Minneapolis City Council candidate was indicted for dispensing $34 worth of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, cookies, Kool-Aid and coffee to some senior citizens.
• Minnesotans are forbade from teasing skunks.
• No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.
• Oral sex is prohibited.
• Public intoxication is a crime in Pennsylvania but specifically not a crime in Minnesota.
• Rochester: All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police. Smoking while in bed is illegal.
• St. Cloud: Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.
• There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office.
• Virginia: You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.
• Wayland: Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.
• You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
Kalamazoo: It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

[Anonymous]

North Dakota
• Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
• Fargo: One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
• In Collierville: Keeping clean can be a chilly proposition, as a law there says all bathtubs must be kept in the backyard.
• In North Dakota, charitable groups can hold stud poker games to raise money, but only twice a year
• In North Dakota it is illegal to keep an elk in a sandbox in your backyard.
• In Waverly you better not let your horse near the tub, since horses are prohibited from sleeping in them, as well as in the house.
• It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
• State law of North Dakota prohibits serving beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

[Anonymous]

South Dakota

• In hotels in Sioux Falls, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!
• In South Dakota no horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
• In South Dakota it is illegal to try to convince a pacifist to renounce his beliefs by threatening to arm-wrestle him.
• 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.
• No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.

[Anonymous]

Illinois - back.to.main


 State Law

You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
The English language is not to be spoken.
 Local Law

Carbondale

No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Ave.
Champaign

One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
Chicago

Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
Kites may not be flown within the city limits.
Spitting is forbidden
In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
Cicero

Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
Crete

It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog.
Cars may not be driven through the town.
Crystal Lake

If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city's water to water it. Additionally, the resident must obtain a permit from the city to water the lawn with outside water sources.
Des Plaines

Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.
Eureka

A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman.
Evanston

Bowling is forbidden.
It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
Fairfield

It is unlawful for "negroes" to be within county boundries from sundown to sunrise.
Freeport

It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window.
Galesburg

There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
No person may keep a smelly dog.
It is illegal to burn bird feathers.
Jostling others is illegal.
No bicyclist may practice "fancy riding" on any city street.
Horner

It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.
Joliet

Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE', made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.
Kenilworth

A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence.
Kirkland

Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's streets.
Moline

Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.
There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.
Morton Grove

You may not own a handgun.
Normal

It is against the law to make faces at dogs.
Orland Park

No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling.
Ottowa

Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.
Park Ridge

Trucks may only park inside closed garages.
Peoria

Basketball hoops may not be instaled on a driveway.
Zion

It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.

[Anonymous]

Wisconsin - back.to.main


 State Law

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.
The government may not prohibit manual flushed urinals.
Margarine may not be substituted for butter in restaurants unless it is requested by the customer.
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.
The state definition of rape stated that it was a man having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife. That would mean that women could not be guilty of rape and neither could men who thought they were married to the woman.
While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
 Local Law

Brookfield

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.
Hudson

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.
Kenosha

No male is allowed to be in a state of arousal in public.
La Crosse

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

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

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.
St. Croix

Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.
Sun Prairie

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

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.

[CJHacker]

Shit, no beer and pretzels in ND?  I know lots of places that break that one.

[Anonymous]

I know and don't get any ink done in wisconsin.  I wonder how old these are.  I mean who still rides in a wagon, I don't think they meant the family truckster.