Dumb Laws

Alaska

• Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.

• It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

• A law in Fairbanks does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.

• While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

• State policy states that emergencies are held to a minimum and rarely found to exist.

• Fairbanks: It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

• Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.

• Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time.

• Even though it is legal to hunt a bear, it is illegal to wake a bear and take a picture for photo opportunities.

• In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.

Arizona

• Hunting camels is prohibited.

• There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.

• When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.

• You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

• It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

Arkansas

• A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

• Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.

• Mohave County: A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.

• Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.

• Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony (This goes back in the days of the Wild West).

• Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

• When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.

• It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.

• You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

• Glendale: Cars may not be driven in reverse.

• Hayden: If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.

• Maricopa County: No more than six girls may live in any house.

• Mesa: It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.

• Nogales: An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.

• Prescott: No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.

• Tucson: Women may not wear pants.

• Hunting camels is prohibited.

• There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.

• When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.

• It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

• It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.

• In Arizona it is illegal to take naked photographs before noon on Sunday.

• In 1985, an Arizona legislator proposed that each candidate for the legislature take a reading and an I.Q. test three months before the election. The scores would have been posted on the ballot, had the bill passed. But a majority of legislators, for whatever reason, voted it down.

Arkansas

• A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

• Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"

• Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.

• Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.

• The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

• It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in that state.

• A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.

• A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.

• Fayetteville: It is illegal to kill "any living creature".

• Little Rock: Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.; Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term; It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday; No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54

• Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

• At Arkansas State University two people cannot hold hands while standing in a doorway unless they belong to a union.

• In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.

• An Arkansas legislator not long ago proposed that the state provide growth hormones to dwarfs.

California

• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

• No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.

• Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

• It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.

• Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.

• Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.

• It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

• One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.

• Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

• It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.

• Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.

• Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

• Women may not drive in a house coat.

• In Los Angeles a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap. Consent should be given prior to the event, as is carefully stipulated.

• San Francisco is said to be the only city in the nation to have ordinances guaranteeing sunshine to the masses.

• The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.

• You can be fined $500 if you bother a butterfly in Pacific Grove, Ca.

• In Baldwin Park, California nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

• Los Angeles law forbids hunting moths under a street light.

• It is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting license.

• In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

• In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

• Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

• Bathhouses are against the law.

• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

• Women may not drive in a house coat.

• No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.

• In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.

• Arcadia: Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

• Alhambra: You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.

• Baldwin Park: Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

• Belvedere City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."

• Blythe: You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

• Burlingame: It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds; Carmel Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor); Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.

• Chico: Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

• Downey: It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).

• Hollywood: It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.

• Lafayette: You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.

• Lodi: It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String".

• Lompoc: It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.

• Long Beach: Cars are the only item allowed in a garage; It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

• Los Angeles: It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent; You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time; You may not hunt moths under a street light; It is illegal to cry on the witness stand; Toads may not be licked; It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church (Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison); Zoot suits are prohibited.

• Ontario: Roosters may not crow in the city limits.

• Pacific Grove: Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.

• Palm Springs: It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.

• Pasadena: It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

• Prunedale: Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.

• Redlands: Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.

• Riverside: One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.

• San Diego: It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar; The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.

• San Francisco: Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash; It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear; Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street; It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner; Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.

• San Jose: It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595

• Santa Monica: You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.

• Temecula: Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

• In 1930, the City Council of Ontario passed an ordinance forbidding roosters to crow within the city limits.

• In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

• It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.

• In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

• In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap.

• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

• No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloth's, and elephants.

• Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

• It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.

• It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

• One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.

• Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

• It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.

• In California it is illegal to have caller ID

• In California you may not set a mouse trap without a hunting license.

Colorado

• Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.

• It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.

• Have you ever had the urge to rip the tag from a pillow or mattress, despite the warning of dire penalties? Well, it's perfectly legal now, if you live in Colorado. The Governor formalized the law by gleefully tearing a label from a pillow at his office. "I've been worrying about the mattress inspector jumping through the window for years," he said.

• In Denver, it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next door neighbor.

• It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol.

• No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days.

• Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.

• Colorado Springs: It is permissible to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.

• Crippe Creek: It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.

• Denver: The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park; It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor; It is illegal to mistreat rats; You may not drive a black car on Sundays.

• Durango: It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex.

• Logan County: It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.

• Pueblo: It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.

• Sterling: Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

• It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 PM.

• In Colorado it's now legal to remove the furniture tags that say, "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law."

• It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep in Logan County, Colorado.

• It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within the city limits.

• In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes.

• Colorado law requires that wine be sold in containers of at least 24 ounces and spirits in containers at least a fifth of a gallon. But, at the same time, it also decrees that no alcohol beverage can be stored in hotel minibars in anything larger than miniature containers.

Connecticut

• In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.

• It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.

• You may not educate dogs.

• You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.

• You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.

• In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

• In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to kiss your wife on Sunday.

• You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.

• In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.

• You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.

• The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited.

• It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.

• No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.

• Devon: It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

• Guilford: Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.

• Hartford: You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands;

• New Britain: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.

• Southington: Silly string is banned.

• Waterbury: It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.

• A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces

• In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.

• In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street

• This state still retains an old law forbidding any kind of "private sexual behavior between consenting adults."

• Druggists in Connecticut must pay $400.00 each year for a license in order to use alcohol in compounding prescriptions.

• A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.

• Cattle branding in the United States did not originate in the West. It began in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century, when farmers were required by law to mark all their pigs.

• Under the Code of 1650 in the New Haven Colony (in what is now Connecticut), a 16-year-old boy could be put to death if he "cursed, struck or disobeyed" his parents or was "stubborn or rebellious."

• It's illegal to clam at night in Connecticut.

Delaware

• It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.

• Lewes: It is illegal to wear pants that are "firm fitting" around the waist; Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.

• In Delaware it is illegal to get married on a dare.

• In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license.

• Delaware prohibits horse racing of any kind on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

D.C.

• The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.

• A D.C. federal judge has ruled that begging is a form of free speech protected by the Constitution. That means that mugging is free speech too, only more persuasive.

• The U.S. government says it's a crime to give false weather reports.

• In Washington D.C. it is illegal to post a notice in public which calls another person a 'coward' for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.

Florida

• If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

• Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

• When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.

• You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

• It is considered an offense to shower naked.

• You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.

• Oral sex is illegal.

• Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

• A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

• If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

• It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

• Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

• Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

• It is illegal to skateboard without a license.

• You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.

• You may not kiss your wife's breasts.

• Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

• It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.

• Big Pine Key: It is illegal to molest a Key deer; If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.

• Cape Coral: It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline; It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street (This law is limited to only those who do not own the house)

• Daytona Beach: The molestation of trash cans is banned; While intoxicated, being under influence of narcotics is prohibited; It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired;

• Hialeah: Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.

• Key West: Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.

• Miami: It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown; No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, but no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle.

• Pensacola: Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person; It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel; A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.

• Pinecrest: In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained.

• Sanford Stage: Nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide" theatrical performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100 fine.

• Sarasota: If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00; You may not catch crabs.

• Tampa Bay: It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.

• Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

• A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

• If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

• In Sarasota it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

• Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

• You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

• It is considered an offense to shower naked.

• You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.

• In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.

• In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

• In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.

• In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.

• Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon owner can also be fined for this horrible crime.

• In Florida, a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

• In Florida, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

• Florida prohibits topless walking or running within a 150 foot zone between the beach and the street.

• Florida deals with its prostitution problem by giving prostitutes spending money, a five-year banishment, and a bus ticket out of town.

• In Miami, Florida it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.

• It's illegal in Florida for an unmarried man and woman to live together in "open and gross lewdness." Connecticut once had a similar law, but only the woman was penalized.

• It is considered an offense to shower naked. Stage nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide" theatrical performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100 fine.

• A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

• If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

• (SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

• Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

• In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

• It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.

• Florida law forbids rats to leave the ships docked in Tampa Bay.

Georgia

• It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.

• Signs are required to be written in English.

• Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

• One man may not be on another man's back.

• In Quitman, It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.

• Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.

• You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.

• Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.

• Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.

• No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.

• Acworth: All citizens must own a rake.

• Atlanta: Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp; One man may not be on another man's back.

• Columbus: Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday; It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.

• Gainesville: Chicken must be eaten with the hands.

• Jonesboro: It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"

• Kennesaw: Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.

• Marietta: Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.

• St. Mary's: No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.

• Quitman: It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road; Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.

• It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro.

• It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.

• It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.

• Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

• It is illegal to take a bath of orange peel.

• In Quitman, Georgia it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.

Hawaii

• You will be fined if you do not own a boat.

• It's illegal for a shooting gallery to offer liquor as a prize. The shooter might want to come back after drinking the prize and try again.

• All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.

• Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.

• Honolulu: Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird.

• It used to be the law in Hawaii that children had to obey all "lawful and moral" commands of their parents.

• In Hawaii it is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on your eyelid unless in the presence of a registered physician.

Idaho

• It's illegal to hunt from the back of an anima.

• Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

• You may not fish on a camel's back.

• Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.

• Boise: Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.

• Coeur d' Alene: If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.

• Pocatello: A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view"; A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.

• If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.

• Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

• In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."

• It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.

• Idaho Falls, Idaho: If you're 88 years of age or older, it's illegal for you to ride your motorcycle.

• Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

• In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."

• The town of Idaho Falls, Idaho, forbids anyone over the age of eighty-eight to ride a motorcycle.

Illinois

• 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.

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

• A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk. (Repealed)

• It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.

• You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.

• You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2.

• You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.

• The English language is not to be spoken.

• Chicago: Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire; It is illegal to give a dog whiskey; Kites may not be flown within the city limits; Spitting is forbidden

• Pullman: It is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb; It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck; 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.

• Champaign: One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.

• 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.

• 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 illegal to go trick-or-treating on Halloween; 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 boundaries 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.

• Homer: 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 Kirkland'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.

• Ottawa: Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.

• Park Ridge: Trucks may only park inside closed garages.

• Peoria: Basketball hoops may not be installed on a driveway.

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

• Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

• It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

• It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog.

• It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.

• In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.

• A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

• According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American".

• It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.

• Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets.

• In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

• You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation.

• In Chicago, Illinois, it is illegal to fish in pajamas.

• In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or "otherwise an unsightly or disgusting object" are banned from going out in public.

• In Chicago it is also illegal to take a French poodle to the opera, and for women over 200 pounds (90 kilos) to ride horses in shorts.

Indiana

• Bathing is prohibited during the winter.

• Citizens are not allowed to attend a cinema or theatre nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.

• In South Bend, Indiana, it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

• Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.

• It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.

• A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)

• Oral sex is illegal.

• A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.

• It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.

• It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.

• Liquor stores may not sell milk.

• Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.

• You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.

• One man may not back into a parking spot because it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.

• Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.

• Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes.

• Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights.

• No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.

• Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.

• You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table; the waiter or waitress has to do it.

• Drinks on the house are illegal.

• Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.

• You are required to pour your drink into a glass.

• "Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal.

• State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post.

• All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads.

• Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.

• Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.

• If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Certain Immoral Practices.

• Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.

• A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.

• The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

• It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.

• Auburn: It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area. For these offenses, there is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.

• Beech Grove: It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.

• Elkhart: It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.

• Evansville: While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on.

• Fort Wayne: You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record "It's In the Book".

• Gary: Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.

• South Bend: It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

• Terre Haute: No one may spit on the sidewalk.

• A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.

• It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.

• Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.

• It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.

• Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.

• Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine and the trial costs.

• In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic.

• It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.

• Liquor stores may not sell milk.

• No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.

• Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.

• You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table. The waiter or waitress has to do it.

• Drinks on the house are illegal.

• Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.

• It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.