Those funny laws... Gotta wonder what lead to their creation!

[and-roo]

in ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk.

 

[Chase Family]

Michigan.....No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.

A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.


Apparently the folks in Detroit did not quite know what ‘new’ meant

Sec. 24-7-4. Articles of bedding sold as new to be of all new material and labeled. No person shall sell as new any article of bedding or filling material unless it is made from all new material and a label, meeting all specifications of division 2 of this article, is securely attached to the outside covering. (Code 1964, § 28-9-4)

 

[and-roo]

in oregon, it's illegal to take up a whole page of a thread on BYC with one's posts. (jk)

 

[Chase Family]

In Flint, MI one who wears "saggy pants" can be jailed for months. This laws is only a few years old if that.


Brighton, mi annoying someone is a crime.

 

[and-roo]

still can't believe some of these laws.

 

[Wintent]

 

[conny63malies]

in florida, if you leave an elephant tied to a parking meter, the fee has to be payed just as it would for a vehicle.

Brought to you by the friendly circus folks in Gibsonton, the only place that had a USPS counter for little people and conjoined twins with a fruit stand by the road.

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

In Oregon, it's illegal to fill your own gas tank at gas stations. It's one of the last (if not the last) places in America where gas station attendants still exist.

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

In Carrizozo, New Mexico, it’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

In Little Rock, Arkansas, it is illegal for dogs to bark after 6:00 PM