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Pointless Laws

Updated on December 8, 2012

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I'm under arrest for what?

All over the U.S. we have laws that are meant to keep people from commiting crimes and keep us safe. And in some places they have stupid laws that make no sense what so ever. I've put together a list of the weirdest laws in the good old U.S.A look through and let me know what you think, enjoy.

The laws

Alabama-It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that might cause laughter in a church.

Alabama-You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

Alaska-While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

Alaska-It is considered an offense to push a living moose out of a moving airplane.

California and Tennessee-It is a prohibited to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless it’s a whale.

Conneticut, New Britian- The speed limit of a fire truck is 25 mph, even when going to a fire.

Florida- Law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

Georgia-It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.

Illinois- You may be arrested for vagrancy if you are not carrying at least one dollar bill with you.

Indiana- Hotel bed sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.

Kansas-It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie with ice cream on Sundays.

Kentucky-One may not dye a duckling blue and put it up for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.

Montana- it’s illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

Nebraska- It’s illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing soup.

New York- Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.

North Carolina- Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.

Ohio- It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

Oklahoma- People who taunt dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

South Dakota - No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.

Washington- The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.

Washington- It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.

West Virginia- Whistling underwater is prohibited.

Wisconsin- Margarine may not be substituted for butter in restaurants unless it is requested by the customer.

Wyoming- Anyone who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.

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