From laws regarding giraffes and fishing to restrictions on underwater whistling we count
50 dumb laws in 50 American states.
50 Alabama - It is completely fine and legal
to drive the wrong way down a one-way street as long as you have a lantern attached to
the front of your car.
49 Flamingo owners beware: in the state of Alaska
and the City of Juneau you aren’t allowed to bring your pet into a barber shop.
48 In a rather prude law, the state of Arizona
forbids you to have more than two dildos in a house, regardless of how many people live
there.
47 Arkansas seems to
be a bit sensitive about their name because it’s strictly prohibited to pronounce ‘Arkansas’
incorrectly when in the state.
46 In California it’s illegal to shoot at any
kind of game from a moving vehicle, of course, unless you’re harpooning whales, that’s
completely fine.
45 The city of Denver in Colorado prevents you
from lending your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbour, the guy two blocks down through?
That’s completely fine.
44 Connecticut – Emos, coke lovers and people
that like to shave beware, because it’s illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
43 Now we’re into the realm of the oddly specific
again, in Delaware you’re not allowed to serve Alcohol in a nightclub if anyone within
the premise is dancing.
42 And now we have something incredibly vague:
in Florida one may not commit any ‘unnatural acts’ with another person
41 If you’ve got a potty mouth you might want
to avoid working at a funeral home because in Georgia it’s illegal to use profanity
in front of a dead body that’s in a funeral home or a coroner’s office.
40 Hawaii proves to be no fun in this law because
it’s illegal to have more than one alcoholic beverage in front of you at a time
39 Ever feel like going fishing whilst riding
a Giraffe?
No?
Well someone must have because the act of fishing whilst on the back of a Giraffe is
illegal in Boise City, Idaho.
38 Want your car to smell nice?
Too bad Illinoisans, because it’s illegal to hang “obstructions” in from the rear
view mirror, this includes air fresheners, GPS units and knick-knacks.
37 Hipster lovers should avoid Indiana because
moustaches are illegal if the bearer habitually kisses other humans.
36 If you love playing the piano and you’re
unfortunate enough to only have one arm you aren’t allowed to charge for your piano-playing
skills in Iowa.
35 Kansas state law prevents you from using a
mule, of all animals, to hunt ducks; the use of mules in hunting other animals, however,
is allowed.
34 In Kentucky you aren’t allowed to dye a
duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.
33 This one is kind of innocent in a weird way:
You can go to jail for up to a year for making a false promise in the state of Louisiana.
32 Maine – This law should be everywhere: after
January 14th you will receive a fine for still having your Christmas decorations up.
31 The Maryland board of tourism hates this one:
Oral sex can’t be given or received anywhere, by anyone
in Maryland.
30 Looks like you’re going to have to let Donkey
Kong sit in the front in Massachusetts because gorillas are forbidden to sit in the back
seat of any car.
29 It’s illegal for a woman to cut her own
hair without her husband’s permission in Michigan, sorry unmarried ladies, guess you’ll
have to go to the hairdresser. 28
Minnesota – Loiterers beware: it’s illegal to stand around any building without a ‘good
reason’ to do so.
27 If you’re running late for work, didn’t
have time to shave and you’re in the car on Tylertown, Mississippi’s main street
keep in mind that it’s illegal to shave in the centre of Main Street.
26 I’m guessing Missouri’s population was
declining at some point because single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must
pay an annual tax of one whole dollar whilst living in the state of Missouri.
25 The kinkier inclined of us should avoid Montana
because it’s illegal to have sex in any other position other than missionary style
when you’re in the state.
24 Those Nebraskans sure do love their soup as
it’s illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they’re also brewing a kettle of
soup at the same time.
23 Nevada – If someone shoots your dog and
you want revenge you’re in luck because it’s still legal to hang someone for shooting
your dog on your property.
22 If you just can’t control your rhythmic
movements you should stay the hell away from New Hampshire because whilst in the state
you can’t tap your feet, nod your head, or keep time to the music in any way while
in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
21 Real men fish, not sew and the state of New
Jersey agrees because it’s illegal for a man to knit during the fishing season.
20 On your way
to school in Las Cruces, New Mexico?
Make sure to avoid Main Street because it’s illegal to carry a lunchbox when you’re
walking down there.
19 New York – Another rule I wish was everywhere,
while riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, fold his hands and look at the
door for the duration of the trip.
18 North Carolina – Wanna quick and easy way
to get married?
Forget Las Vegas; if a man and a woman pretend to be married on a hotel or motel register
then, according to state law, they are legally married.
17 In the state of North Dakota it is forbidden
and unlawful to lie down and fall asleep whilst wearing shoes.
16 Yes it might sound like it could be fun, but
you really shouldn’t get a fish drunk in the state of Ohio because it is illegal.
15 The problem with Oklahoma is that you can’t
bring your fish whilst it’s in a fishbowl while you’re on a public bus.
14 Michael Jackson and Krispy Kreme enthusiasts
should avoid the city of Marion in Oregon as you can’t eat a doughnut and walk backwards
when you’re on a city street.
13 In the state of Rhode Island you’re not
allowed to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
12 I don’t even know what to say.
Pennsylvania, why is it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors?
Where’s the freedom in restricting such a common pass-time?
11 Something you may not know about me, but I’m
a licensed fortune teller in the state of South Carolina, not because I wanted to but
because if you want to tell someone’s fortune you need to have a licence.
10 It is unlawful and forbidden to lie down and
fall asleep in a cheese factory in the state of South Dakota.
9 Want to share your Netflix account when you’re
in Tennessee, better find a way to do it without sharing your password because that, my friend,
is illegal.
8 If you get brain damage and can no longer
see but your eyes are still fine you may be tempted to sell them to someone in need, which
is good and all just make sure not to do it in Texas because it’s illegal over there.
7 You really should move out of Utah if you’re
lactose intolerant because it is a legal requirement to drink milk.
6 Vermont - Women must obtain a written permission
slip from their husbands if they want to wear false teeth.
5 Virginia clearly has had enough of tickling
against women, as it’s illegal to tickle women there.
4 It is mandatory, in the state of Washington,
for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop before entering the city call the chief
of police before entering the town.
3 Whistling underwater is illegal in West Virginia,
how a person might whistle underwater is beyond me, but nonetheless you better not attempt
it when you’re in the state.
2 Wisconsin really hates margarine because all
yellow butter substitutes are banned in the state.
1 And to finish it all off we bring you the
classiest state of them all; in Wyoming all new buildings costing over $100,000 to build
must have 1% of the budget spent on art work for the building.