With the number of laws that get thrown around at both the state and federal levels every year, a few ridiculous ones are bound to slip through the cracks.
And by a few, I mean an uncomfortably large amount. What’s crazier is that outdated laws from the past tend to hang around for decades.
While law enforcement officers typically focus on laws that actually matter and affect the lives of civilians every day, it’s a little unsettling that this level of weirdness is allowed to gum up the works. Take a look at some of the most ridiculous laws that America has to offer. We should at least get a laugh out of them, right?
1. Iowa
One-armed piano players must perform for free.
2. North Carolina
It’s illegal for bingo games to last more than five hours.
3. Alabama
You can’t wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
4. New York
It’s illegal to sell cat fur.
5. Massachusetts
You can’t use explosive golf balls.
6. Wyoming
It’s illegal to remove more than half of a sheep’s ear.
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7. Florida
For a short while, the use of computers was illegal due to a poorly written law about internet cafés.
8. Connecticut
A pickle isn’t legally a pickle until it bounces.
9. Missouri
It’s illegal to drive with an uncaged bear. A caged bear is totally cool, though.
10. Illinois
It’s legal to drink if you are under 21 if you are enrolled in a culinary program.
11. New Hampshire
It’s illegal for theaters to show movies before 2 p.m.
12. Utah
It’s illegal to cause a catastrophe. Nice and vague!
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13. Indiana
Forget 3.14159 if you’re in Indiana, because the law says that the value of Pi is three.
14. South Carolina
It’s illegal to play pinball unless you are over 18.
15. New Mexico
It’s illegal for idiots and insane people to vote. Let’s just see what happens during the New Mexico primary in June.
16. Hawaii
You cannot use non-dairy milk in milkshakes without warning customers.
17. Arkansas
It’s illegal to purposely mispronounce the state’s name.
18. Georgia
You could be arrested for keeping an ice cream cone in your back pocket on a Sunday.
19. Delaware
It’s illegal to sell dog hair.
20. Colorado
You can disobey mattresses and rip those tags off with reckless abandon.
21. California
Dogs cannot legally chase down bobcats.
22. Maryland
Vending machines can’t dispense non-latex condoms.
23. Idaho
It’s illegal to give someone a box of chocolates that weighs more than 50 pounds. That’s just not right.
24. Alaska
It’s illegal to wake up a sleeping bear for a photo.
25. Arizona
Donkeys cannot sleep in tubs.
26. Kansas
It’s illegal to dye ducklings, bunnies, or baby chicks.
27. Louisiana
You can be fined $500 for sending a pizza to a friend’s house without them knowing.
28. Maine
It’s illegal to have Christmas decorations up past January 14.
29. Wisconsin
It’s illegal to serve butter substitutes in prison.
30. Virginia
Tickling women can lead to arrest.
31. West Virginia
It’s illegal to take roadkill home for dinner.
32. Minnesota
Using goldfish as bait is punishable by law.
33. Washington
There’s a legal ban on lollipops.
34. Nebraska
It’s illegal to fish for whales. Interesting.
35. Tennessee
You can be fined for sharing your Netflix password.
36. Pennsylvania
It’s illegal to tell a mystic where to dig for buried treasure.
37. Texas
Pointing lasers at airplanes is grounds for arrest.
38. Oklahoma
You can’t wrestle with bears.
39. Rhode Island
Any marriage in which either party is an idiot or a lunatic is null and void.
40. Ohio
Getting fish drunk is illegal.
41. Nevada
A man cannot buy drinks for more than three people at one time.
42. Vermont
It’s illegal to intentionally kill a bird with a plane.
43. New Jersey
If you’ve been arrested for drunk driving, you can’t get novelty plates.
44. Oregon
It’s illegal to hunt in cemeteries.
45. South Dakota
Sleeping in cheese factories is not allowed.
46. North Dakota
It’s illegal to sell beer and pretzels at the same time. That is tragic.
47. Kansas
Rabbits cannot be shot from motorboats.
48. Michigan
A robber can legally make a case against you if they get hurt in your home while trying to steal from you.
49. Mississippi
It’s illegal to teach someone about polygamy.
50. Montana
You can’t leave a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
(via Independent Journal Review)
You’d better make sure you know these laws, otherwise you might end up in the slammer on your next vacation! What’s the craziest law in your home state?
source http://allofbeer.com/2017/12/06/here-are-the-strangest-laws-from-every-state-in-the-country/
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