The Craziest Health laws in America
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Intro
The following is a list of the CRAZIEST Health Laws in America. It's hilarious to think that these laws were expected to be followed at one time. I suggest you keep it to yourself if you are living in one of these states and break the law.
Alabama to Georgia
Alabama
- Incestuous marriages are legal.
Arizona
- Mesa: It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.
- Mojave County: A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
California
- In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
- In Riverside, California, kissing on the lips, unless both parties wipe their lips with carbonized rose water, is against the local health ordinance.
Colorado
- In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes.
Connecticut
- A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
Delaware
- In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license.
Florida
- Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
- It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.
- Tampa Bay: It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.
Georgia
- Gainesville: Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
Hawaii to Maryland
Idaho
· It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
Illinois
· Champaign: One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
· In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or "otherwise an unsightly or disgusting object" are banned from going out in public.
Indiana
· Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
· In South Bend, Indiana, it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
Iowa
· Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
Kansas
· It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.
Kentucky
· In Kentucky every citizen of is required to take a shower once a year.
Louisiana
· Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
· Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.
Maine
· In Waterville, Maine, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.
Maryland
· In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks no matter how dirty they get.
Massachusetss to New Jersey
Massachusetts
- Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
- In Massachusetts, if you get caught eating peanuts in church , you can be jailed for up to one year.
- You may not, at any time take a crap on your neighbour.
Minnesota
- No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.
Mississippi
- It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
Missouri
- Marceline: Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters.
Nebraska
- Lehigh: Doughnut holes may not be sold
- Waterloo: Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.
Nevada
- Elko: Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask.
- Las Vegas: It's against the law to pawn your dentures.
New Hampshire
- In New Hampshire it is illegal to inhale bus fumes with the intent of inducing euphoria.
New Jersey
- Raw hamburger may not be sold.
New Mexico to South Carolina
New Mexico
- Carrizozo: It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.
North Carolina
- Chapel Hill: It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly
North Dakota
- Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
Ohio
- Columbus: It is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
Oregon
- Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.
Pennsylvania
- Morrisville: It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.
South Carolina
- Spartanburg: Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden.
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Tenneessee to Wyoming
Tenneessee
- It is legal to gather and consume road kill
Texas
- Port Arthur: Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.
Utah
- It is illegal not to drink milk.
Vermont
- Barre: All residents shall bathe every Saturday night.
Virginia
- In Radford, VA you are not allowed to spit, loogie, puke or urinate on the streets.
Washington
- You need a license to sell condoms in Washington state.
West Virginia
· It is against the law for men to have sex with any animal over 40 pounds in weight.
Wisconsin
- illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
Wyoming
- Cheyenne Citizens may not take showers on Wednesdays
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Comments
Funny, funny stuff! Thanks, that was amusing. :D
You are kidding aren't you??? I suspected America was a crazy place but these laws are just too much :)
I lived in Riverside and went to school there, so I know many people did not know or observe that kissing rule. The one about the bathtub in LA is just absurd. There are some really weird laws here.
I used to have a book about all the absurd laws here.
I forgot to add the laws about spitting on the streets harken back to the 1800's when this practice was a health hazard on a widespread scale, especially since women had long trains on their dresses that dragged across the sidewalks. Kids would grab their mother's skirts and get sick, which makes you realize how crazy it was to wear those get-ups in the first place.













GeneriqueMedia says:
7 months ago
Interesting Hub, very well done.
"Mohave"...isn't it Mojave? I might be wrong, only have ever driven through AZ.
So many weird and defunct laws...we need to update our books!
Thanks again for this interesting and funny Hub. =)
G|M