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Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
Anniston
Jasper
Lee County
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
Alaska
Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
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. [Get the full text of this law.]
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane
Fairbanks
Haines
Soldotna
Arizona
Hunting camels is prohibited. [Why does this law exist?]
Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West.
There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. [See a cartoon! Small (10k) / Medium (36k) / Large (105k)] [Why does this law exist?]
Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
A class 2 misdemeanor occurs if one places a mark upon a flag which is "likely to provoke physical retaliation". [Get the full text of this law.]
It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine. [Get the full text of this law.]
When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.
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.
Globe
- Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
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.
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.
Prescott
- No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.
Tucson
- Women may not wear pants.
Tombstone
- It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
California
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. [Get the full text of this 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.
Arcadia
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
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.
Cathedral City
Chico
- Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Dana Point
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
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. [Why does this law exist?]
- 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. [Why does this law exist?]
Norco
Ontario
- Roosters may not crow in the city limits.
Pacific Grove
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
San Luis Obispo
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.
Thousand Oaks
Walnut
Florida
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.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
Kansas
Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.
Louisiana
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
Indiana
It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
Liquor stores may not sell milk.
Michigan
You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
Nebraska
It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
New York
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
North Dakota
Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
Ohio
It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
Pennsylvania
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
Texas
It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
Utah
It is against the law to fish from horseback.
When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.
It is illegal not to drink milk.
It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.
Birds have the right of way on all highways.
A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.
It is a felony to persistently tread on the cracks between paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway.
It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.
It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
No one may have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call.
Virginia
Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.
It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays. (Repealed)
You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday, but you can sell beer, wine etc. (Repealed)
There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."
You may not work on Sunday. (Repealed)
It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.
If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.
You may not have oral or anal sex.
Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited. (Repealed)
Police radar detectors are illegal.
Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.
Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
It is illegal to tickle women.
You cannot buy hardware of any kind on Sunday. (Passed in 1975, repealed in 1977)
Washington
All lollipops are banned.
A law to reduce crime states: "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 the town." [Why does this law exist?]
It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.
People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.
All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.
It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.
You are not allowed to breast feed in public.
One may not spit on a bus. [Get the full text of this law]
When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.
You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday.
Wisconsin
You must manually flush all urinals in a building.
Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons
Vermont
Whistling underwater is illegal
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
West Virginia
No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."
Unmarried couple who live together and "lewdly associate" with one another may face up to a year in prison. [Get the full text of this law]
When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of 100 or more people in it, they must build a station and stop there regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.
Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars. [Get the full text of this law]
It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store. [Get the full text of this law]
A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege. [Get the full text of this law]
It is illegal to snooze on a train.
A person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel. [Get the full text of this law]
For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar. [Get the full text of this law]
Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag. [Get the full text of this law]
If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined. [Get the full text of this law]
Roadkill may be taken home for supper. [Why does this law exist?]
Whistling underwater is prohibited.
Wisconsin
You must manually flush all urinals in a building.
Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.
Citizens may not murder their enemies.
Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.
As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.
Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist's counter.
At one time, margarine was illegal.
State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
The state definition of rape stated that it was a man having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife. That would mean that women could not be guilty of rape and neither could men who thought they were married to the woman.
While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
Car dealerships cannot sell cars on Sunday
Wyoming
It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people's view in a public theater or place of amusement.
Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden. [Get the full text of this law]
Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars. [Get the full text of this law]
It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking.
You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.
Skiing under the influence of alcohol is prohibited. [Get the full text of this law]
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