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It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a motor

vehicle.



It is unlawful to wear a false mustache in church and cause "unseemly laughter."



Brewton - it is against the law to travel along the streets in a motorboat.



Mobile - it is illegal for pigeons to eat pebbles from composite roofs.









Phoenix - the law states that every man who enters the city limits must wear

pants.



Glendale - it is illegal for a car to back up.



Hackberry - there is a city ordinance that prohibits women from eating raw

onions while drinking buttermilk on the Sabbath.



Hayden - it is against the law to disturb bullfrogs or cottontail rabbits

within the city limits.



It is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas while within

the state.



The state legislature passed a law that the Arkansas River can rise no higher

than the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.







It is against the law for women to drive while wearing a bathrobe.



It is against the law for animals to mate publicly within 1,500 feet of a

tavern, school, or place of worship.



In some small community, a law was passed that forbid anyone from trying

to stop a child from playfully jumping over water puddles.



Apple Valley - it is illegal for ducks to quack after 10:00 PM within the

city limits.



Bellflower - the law states that "a drunken man has as much right to a sidewalk

as a sober man since he needs it a great deal more."



Bonsall - it is against the law to read the Sunday paper while sitting in

a rocking chair on the front porch while church services are in session.



Berkeley - it is illegal to whistle for a lost canary before 7:00 A.M.



Beverly Hills - the law states that "no male person shall make remarks to

or concerning, or cough or whistle at, or do any other act to attract the

attention of any woman upon or traveling along any of the sidewalks."



Buena Park - the law prohibits males from "turning and looking at a woman

in that way" on the Sabbath. If a second offense occurs, the assailant is

required to "wear horse blinders for a 24-hour period in public."



Camirillo - it is illegal for any man to purchase liquor without the written

consent of his wife.



Carmel - it is against the law to eat ice cream while standing on the

sidewalk.



Castaic - the law states that if a dentist accidentally pulls the wrong tooth,

then the patient has the right to pull one of the dentist's teeth.



Compton - it is against the law to have hip pockets in pants "since that

is a good place to hide liquor."



Costa Mesa - it is illegal to enter a movie theatre within four hours of

eating garlic.



Covina - according to this local law, a husband is not guilty of desertion

if his wife rents his room to a boarder and "crowds him out of his house."



El Monte - it is against the law for a horse to fall asleep in a bathtub

unless the rider is sleeping with the horse.



Gardena - it is illegal for any woman to chew tobacco without having the

permission of her husband.



Glendale - the law allows horror films to be shown only on Mondays, Tuesdays,

and Wednesdays.



Hesperia - the law states that "no one is allowed to duel if the opponent

selects water pistols as weapons."



Inglewood - it is unlawful "for any male person, within the corporate limits

of the city of Inglewood, to wink at any female person with whom he is

unacquainted."



Long Beach - any female attending a dance "must be found wearing a corset.

A physician is required to inspect each female at the dance."



Los Angeles - it is against the law to bathe two babies in the same bathtub

at the same time.



Los Angeles - a man can legally beat his wife with a leather belt or strap,

as long as the strap is no wider than 2 inches. The wife must give her consent

in order for him to legally beat her with a wider strap.



Los Angeles - it is illegal for the customer of a meat market to poke

turkey to see how tender it is.



Malibu - it is against the law to laugh out loud in a movie theatre.



Monrovia - the law states that in order to get married, a man must "prove

his manhood" by shooting six blackbirds or three crows and bringing them

to his prospective father-in-law.



Ojai - it is against the law for a woman to stand within five feet of a bar

when she takes a drink in any public establishment serving alcoholic

beverages.



Ontario - rooster crowing is outlawed within the city limits.



Pacific Grove - bothering the butterflies carries a $500 fine.



Pico River - it is against the law for women weighing over 200 pounds that

are attired in shorts to ride a horse.



Pomona - the law states that "no person shall hallo, shout, bawl, scream,

use profane language, dance, sing, whoop, quarrel, or make any unusual noise

or sound in any house in such a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet

of the neighborhood."



Prunedale - it is illegal to have two indoor bathtubs in your house.



Rosemead - it is against the law to eat ice cream in public with a fork.



Riverside - it is illegal to carry a lunchbucket on the street.



Riverside - it is illegal to stick your tongue out "in the direction of"

a dog.



San Francisco - there is a law that guarantees sunshine for the people.



Santa Ana - it is illegal to swim on dry land.



Santa Ana - it is against the law for a horse to sleep in a bakery.



Santa Monica - the law states that "any person who shall in the city of Santa

Monica use or carry a concealed or unconcealed any bean snapper or like article,

shall, upon conviction, be fined."



Temecula - it is illegal to play cards with children or pregnant women on

the curb of a street.



Upland - it is unlawful for the owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle,

sheep, goats, and hogs to "run at large."



Ventura - it is illegal to make "ugly faces" at dogs that are found "freely

roaming the community".



Victorville - it is against the law to shoot open canned goods with a

revolver.



Whittier - the law states "two vehicles which are passing each other in opposite

directions shall have the right of way."



The state passed a law making it legal to rip the tags off of pillows and

mattresses.



Denver - it is illegal to perform acrobatics that might frighten horses.



Denver - it is illegal to mistreat rats.



Denver - it is against the law to loan your vacuum cleaner to your next door

neighbor.



Pueblo - it is against the law to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within

the city limits.



Sterling - it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.



According to state law, in order for a pickle to be qualified as a pickle,

it must bounce.



The law states that anyone caught biking at over 65 miles per hour will be

ticketed.



Devon - it is against the law to walk backwards after sunset.



Hartford - it is illegal to educate a dog.



Hartford - it is illegal to walk across the street on your hands.







It is illegal for small boys to throw stones.





It is against the law to pawn a wooden leg.







It is illegal for a single, divorced, or widowed woman to parachute on

Sunday.



It is against the law to fall asleep under a hair dryer. The people that

break the law and the salon owners can be fined for this.



The law states that if an elephant is tied to a parking meter, it must pay

the same fees as a car.



It is illegal to sing in a public place while in a bathing suit.



It is illegal for men to be seen in public wearing a strapless gown.



Miami - it is illegal to molest alligators.



Miami - it is illegal to imitate animals.



Key West - it is against the law to hold a turtle race within the

city limits.



Tampa Bay - it is against the law for rats to leave docked ships.



It is illegal for a barber to advertise his prices.



Atlanta - It is illegal to tie giraffes to street lamps.



Conyers - an ordinance was passed that prohibits saying the phrase

"two fried eggs and a fritter for a quarter" in an attempt to prohibit

slang talkin'.



Jonesboro - It is illegal to say "Oh, boy."



Quitman - It is against the law for chickens to cross streets.





It is illegal to put pennies in your ear.







According to state law, it is illegal for a man to give his "sweetheart"

a box of candy weighing less than 50 pounds.



Idaho Falls - it is against the law for anyone over the age of 88 to ride

a motorcycle.



Pocatello - the states that "the carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden,

unless the same are exhibited to public view."



Tamarack - it is illegal to purchase onions after dark without a special

permit from the sheriff.



Chicago - it is illegal to eat in a place that is on fire.



Cicero - it is against the law to hum on public streets on Sunday.



Decatur - it is against the law to drive a car without a steering wheel.



Joliet - it is against the law for a woman to try on more than six

dresses in one store.



Kirkland - it is illegal for bees to fly over the town or in any of its

streets.



Oblong - it is illegal to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding

day.



Winnetka - it is legal for the manager of a theatre to kick out anyone

that has "odiferous feet."



Zion - it is illegal to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated

animals kept as pets.



According to state law, once your breath leaves your body, it is no longer

your property.



It is illegal to bathe in the winter.



Elkhart - it is against the law for a barber to threaten to cut off a youngster's

ears.



Gary - citizens are not allowed to attend a public theatre or ride in public

transportation within four hours of eating garlic.



South Bend - it is illegal for a monkey to smoke cigarettes. Violators

are fined 25 dollars.







According to the law, kisses may last for as much as, but no more than five

minutes.



Marshalltown - it is illegal for horses to eat fire hydrants.



It is illegal to catch fish with your bare hands.



Lawrence - it is against the law to carry bees in your hat.



McLough - it is illegal to wash your dentures in a public drinking

fountain.



Natoma - it is agianst the law to practice knife throwing at men in

striped suits.



Russell - it is against the law to have a musical car horn.



It is against the law to ask a girl in a bikini for a date.



The law states that "no female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway

unless she is escorted by at least two officers of the law or unless she

be armed with a club". An amendment to the law says that "the provisions

of this statute shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor

to females exceeding 200 pounds, nor shall it apply to female horses."



Lexington - It is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.



Owensboro - it is against the law for a woman to buy a new hat without

her husband first trying it on.





According to state law, it is legal to grow as tall as you like.



It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot the teller with a water pistol.



The law states that biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault",

while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."







Portland - it is illegal to tickle a girl under the chin with a

feather duster.



Rumford - it is against the law to bite your landlord.



Waterville - it is against the law to blow your nose in public.



State law prohibits lions from attending the theatre.



Baltimore - it is illegal to throw a bale of hay from a second floor

window.







It is illegal to put tomatoes in clam chowder.



The law states that all dogs must have their hind legs tied for the month

of April.



It is illegal to deliver diapers on Sunday.



It is against the law to cool one's feet by hanging it out the window.



It is illegal to eat peanuts in court.



It is illegal for anyone at a wake to eat more than three sandwiches.



It is against the law for taxi drivers to make love in the front seat during

their shift.



It is illegal to kiss in front of a church.



All PDAs (Public Displays of Affection) are illegal on Sunday.



It is illegal to take loins to the theatre.



It is legal to allow one's livestock to graze on public grounds except on

Sunday.



Boston - it is illegal to have frog-jumping contests within the city

limits.



Boston - it is against the law to take more than 2 baths a month.



Fitchburg - it is illegal for barbers to carry combs in the back of their

ears.



Holyoke - it is against the law to water your lawn when it is raining.



According to law, if a man and wife kiss on Sunday, the guilty party shall

be punished.



It is against the law for a woman to cut her hair without her husband's

permission.



Clawson  there is a law that states that "it is legal for a farmer

to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens."



Grand Haven - it is illegal to abandon a hoopskirt on any public street or

sidewalk, with a penalty of $5 for each offense.



Rochester - the law states that anyone appearing in public in a bathing suit

must have it inspected by a police officer.





Blue Earth - it is illegal for anyone under the age of 12 to use a telephone

without the supervision of an adult.





Canton - it is illegal to kill a squirrel in a courtroom with a gun.



Hazelhurst - it is illegal to transport a fish on any street.



Meridian - it is against the law to roll a safe down the street on

its wheels.



Star - it is against the law to make fun of public buildings.





State law has a provision that allows any city in the state to levy a

tax to support a band, provided that "the mayor plays piccolo and each

band member can eat peas with a knife."



It is illegal to carry an uncaged bear down the highway.



St. Louis - it is against the law to drink beer from a bucket on any street

curb.





Sheridan - it is illegal for dogs to come within four feet of a fire

hydrant.





According to the law, parents can be arrested if their child does not hold

back a burp in church services.



Lehigh - it is illegal to sell doughnut holes.



Omaha - it is against the law for a barber to shave a man's chest.



Las Vegas - it is illegal to pawn your dentures.



It is illegal to detain a homing pigeon.



Manville - it is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals at the

zoo.





It is illegal for females to appear unshaven in public.



White Horse - the law states that no married woman shall eat onions on the

Sabbath unless she is "properly looked after." This means that her spouse

must "follow 20 paces behind carrying a loaded musket over his left shoulder."



According to law, it is a misdemeanor to arrest a dead man.



It is illegal to flirt with a woman, punishable by $25 fine.



Albany - it is illegal to play golf on the street.



Carmel - it is illegal for a man to appear in public with pants and shirt

that do not match.



Greene - it is against the law to eat peanuts and walk backwards when a concert

is on.



New York City - it is against the law to have an unclothed mannequin in a

store window.



New York City - according to the law, "it is legal for a woman to ride the

subway topless since it is legal for a man to ride the subway topless."



Staten Island - it is illegal to water your lawn with a sprinkler.











According to state law, it its illegal to use elephants to plow cotton

fields.



It is illegal to sing out of tune.



Asheville - it is illegal to sneeze within the city limits.



Wade Mills - it is against the law to purchase or eat ice cream 30 minutes

before church on Sunday.



Wintson-Salem - it is against the law for children under the age of seven

to go to college.





It is against the law to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in a bar

or restaurant.





It is illegal for women to wear patent leather shoes in public.



Bexley - Ordinance #223 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines

in outhouses.



Cleveland - it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle while sitting in someone's

lap.



Clinton County - it is against the law to lean on a public building at risk

of a fine.



Oxford - it is against the law for a woman to strip off her clothing while

standing in front of a man's picture.



Paulding  the law states that a policeperson may bite a dog to quiet

it.





According to state law, it is illegal to take a bite out of someone else's

hamburger.



It is against the law to get a fish drunk.



It is illegal for a female to cut her own hair without a license from the

state.



Cushing - it is against the law to drink beer in your underwear. Violators

can be ticketed.



Duncan - it is illegal to wash your clothes in a birdbath.



Hawthorne - according to city Ordinance #363, it is against the law to put

a hypnotized person in a display window.



Shawnee - it is against the law for three or more dogs to meet on someone's

property without a permit signed by the mayor.





Hood River - it is illegal to juggle without a license.





According to state law, it is illegal to have over 16 women living together

in one house because that "constitutes a brothel."



According to state law, it is illegal to sing in the bathtub.



A special ordinance prohibits homemakers from hiding dirt or dust under the

rug of a home.



York - it is illegal to sit down while using a water hose.





Greenville - it is illegal to sell whiskey unless the sun is shining.





Memphis - it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man

running or walking in front of it, waving a red flag to warn approaching

motorists and pedestrians.





According to state law, "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." Apparently, a state senator did not want a particular law passed,

so he added this ridiculous law onto it, but no one noticed it, and so both

laws passed.



Abilene - a city ordinance states that "it is illegal to idle or loiter within

the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing."



Commerce - it is illegal to climb a telephone pole unless you are

payed to do so.



Corpus Christi - it is against the law to raise alligators in your home.



Galveston - it is illegal for camels to wander around freely.



Plano - it is against the law to sale foam alligators at parades.





State law prohibits fishing from horseback.





A law makes it mandatory for everyone to take a bath every week on Saturday

night.



Rutland - it is illegal to allow your car to backfire.



It is illegal to whistle underwate. (Thanks Brian)





It is illegal to visit a cemetery for any other reason than visiting the

deceased.



It is against the law to have a bathtub inside your home.





According to state law, it is illegal to paint polka dots on the American

flag.



It is illegal to have possession of a lollipop.



A small community passed an ordinance that stated the following: "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 town."



Seattle - it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is longer than 6

feet.



Spokane - it is illegal to purchase a television on the Sabbath.



Wilbur - it is illegal to ride an ugly horse.





Peewee - it is against the law to eat onions in the local cemetery.



Nicholas County - it is illegal for a preacher to tell jokes or humorous

stories from the pulpit.



It is against the law to take a picture of a rabbit in the months of January,

February, March, or April.



Newcastle - it is against the law "to make love in a meat freezer."







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