A 1950 anti-obscenity law in Irondale, Ala., prohibited any showing of anyone nude or "in a substantially nude state" except a babe in arms.
Anniston: You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
An ordinance in Linden, Ala., provided that all women of "uncertain chastity" had to be off the streets by 9 p.m.
Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.
Incestuous marriages are legal.
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone's pity.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
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 legal to drive the wrong way on a one way street if you have a lantern on the front of your car.
It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
It's against the law for a man to seduce "a chaste woman by means of temptation, deception, arts, flattery or a promise of marriage."
It's illegal to play dominoes on Sunday.
Jasper: It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
Lee County: It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
Masks may not be worn in public
Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
Mobile: It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits. It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
Montgomery: It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses.
No persons may sell "blow-out nuts".
Peanuts are not allowed to be sold in Lee County, Alabama after sunset on Wednesdays.
Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Slavery is still legal in Decatur, Alabama.
The game of crackaloo is illegal in Fairfield, Ala.
Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant.
You may not drive barefooted.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
A law in Fairbanks does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.
Even though it is legal to hunt a bear, it is illegal to wake a bear and take a picture for photo opportunities.
Fairbanks: It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time.
Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
State policy states that emergencies are held to a minimum and rarely found to exist.
While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony (This goes back in the days of the Wild West).
Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
Due to a typographical error in the Tempe, Ariz., code, a shooting range can be run by the "Amateur Crapshooting Association."
Glendale: Cars may not be driven in reverse.
Hayden: If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
Hunting camels is prohibited.
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.
In Arizona it is illegal to take naked photographs before noon on Sunday.
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.
It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
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.
Mohave County: A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
Nogales: An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.
Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
Prescott: No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.
There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
Tucson: Women may not wear pants.
When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.
When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.
You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
An Arkansas legislator not long ago proposed that the state provide growth hormones to dwarfs.
Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"
At Arkansas State University two people cannot hold hands while standing in a doorway unless they belong to a union.
Fayetteville: It is illegal to kill "any living creature".
Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.
It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in that state.
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
Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
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.
A city ordinance states that a $500 fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within city limits.
Alhambra: You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
A regulation in San Francisco makes it unlawful to use used underwear to wipe off cars in a car wash.
Arcadia: Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
A server in California can be convicted of selling to a minor if the purchaser uses a false or altered ID to buy the alcohol.
Baldwin Park: Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Bathhouses are against the law.
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.
California only fairly recently legalized the sale of alcoholic beverages in nudist colonies.
Car wash attendants in San Francisco, California may not use old pairs of underware to wash or dry vehicles.
Chico: Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
Downey: It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
Hollywood: It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
In 1838, the city of Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring that a man obtain a license before serenading a woman.
In Los Angeles courts it is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
In Berkeley, Calif., you can't whistle for an escaped bird before 7 a.m.
In 1930, the City Council of Ontario passed an ordinance forbidding roosters to crow within the city limits.
In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
In Baldwin Park, California nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
In California, community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
In California it is illegal to have caller ID
In California it's against regulations to let phones ring more than nine times in state offices.
In California you may not set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
In California, selling a gold piece without tooth marks in it is considered forgery.
In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
In Los Angeles, years ago it was legal to cook in your bedroom, but not to sleep in your kitchen.
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.
In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
In the 1940's, California law made it illegal to serve alcohol to a gay person.
In Riverside, California, kissing on the lips, unless both parties wipe their lips with carbonized rose water, is against the local health ordinance. (Someone needed to be kissed!)
In San Francisco it's illegal to play poker in public or gamble in a barricaded room.
In San Francisco, it's illegal to beat a rug in front of your house.
In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
It is a violation of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Act for producers of alcohol beverages to list the names of retailers or restaurants that sell their products in advertising or even in newsletters.
It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
It is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
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 law forbids hunting moths under a street light.
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.
Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
No alcohol beverages can be displayed within five feet of a cash register of any store in California that sells both alcohol and motor fuel.
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Oakland, Calif., makes it illegal to grow a tree in front of your neighbor's window and block his view. However, you're off the hook if the tree is one that town officials consider an attractive tree, such as a redwood or box elder.
One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
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.
Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
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 has an ordinance prohibiting "cane games." City officials have no idea what cane games are. But when revising city laws recently, officials decided to keep the prohibition on the books, in case someday, somehow, cane games came back, they were deemed improper and the city needed the law.
San Francisco is said to be the only city in the nation to have ordinances guaranteeing sunshine to the masses.
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 Francisco bans any "mechanical device that reproduces obscene language."
San Francisco prohibits kerchoo powders and stink balls.
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.
Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
Temecula: Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.
The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.
The city of San Francisco holds a copyright on the name "San Francisco." It is illegal to manufacture any item with the name without first getting permission from the city. Since the Supreme Court upheld the copyright, San Francisco has had an annual $300 million surplus every year.
The Santa Monica, Calif., City Council recently proposed that men be allowed to use women's public restrooms when there's a line of three or more at the mens' room, and vice versa.
Women may not drive in a house coat.
You can be fined $500 if you bother a butterfly in Pacific Grove, Ca.
Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
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.
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.
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 Colorado it's now legal to remove the furniture tags that say, "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law."
In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes.
In Denver, it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next door neighbor.
It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within the city limits.
It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep in Logan County, Colorado.
It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 PM.
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.
It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver.
Logan County: It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days.
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.
Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.
A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
Balloons with advertising on them are illegal in Hartford, Conn.
Bloomfield, Conn: It's against the law to eat in your car.
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.
Devon: It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
Druggists in Connecticut must pay $400.00 each year for a license in order to use alcohol in compounding prescriptions.
Guilford: Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.
Hartford: You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands
In colonial times, Hartford, Conn., had an ordinance that allowed any resident to rent the town chain for 2 pence.
In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.
In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street
In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
In Hartford, Conn., it's illegal to plant a tree in the street.
In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to kiss your wife on Sunday.
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
In Simsbury, Conn., it's illegal for a politician to campaign at the town dump.
It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
It's illegal to clam at night in Connecticut.
New Britain: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.
Southington: Silly string is banned.
Strangers in Simsbury, Conn., were required, under an ordinance enacted in 1701 and only recently repealed, to leave town within a month unless they had at least 20 shillings to their names.
The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited.
This state still retains an old law forbidding any kind of "private sexual behavior between consenting adults."
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."
Waterbury: It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.
You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.
You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.
You may not educate dogs.
Delaware prohibits horse racing of any kind on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
In Delaware it is illegal to get married on a dare.
In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license.
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.
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.
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.
It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia.
The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
The U.S. government says it's a crime to give false weather reports.
(SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Apparently with an exaggerated idea of the laws of thermal dynamics, the city council of West Palm Beach, Fla., once decreed that the roofs of all outhouses be fireproof.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
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;
Don't plan on using any of the celebratory Champagne bottle sizes known as Methuselahs, Salamanazars, Balthazars or Nebuchadnezzars. These very traditional Champagne bottle sizes are all illegal in Florida.
Florida deals with its prostitution problem by giving prostitutes spending money, a five-year banishment, and a bus ticket out of town.
Florida law forbids rats to leave the ships docked in Tampa Bay.
Florida prohibits topless walking or running within a 150 foot zone between the beach and the street.
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
Hialeah: Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
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 Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.
In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.
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.
In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
In Miami, Florida it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Miami Shores Village, Fla., has for years required that all goods made in Communist countries and offered for sale in Miami Shores Village be clearly marked as such. The ordinance notes that such goods are often marked in a "false, misleading or inadequate manner, to hide their Communist origins."
In Sarasota it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.
It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
It's against a Key West, Fla., ordinance to spit on a church floor.
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.
Key West: Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
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.
Oral sex is illegal.
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
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.
Under a 1959 ordinance, stubborn children were considered vagrants in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Fla.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon owner can also be fined for this horrible crime.
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
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 fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
You may not kiss your wife's breasts.
