NationStates Jolt Archive

What are some silly or just all around dumb laws from your area?

Here are some from Illinois:


Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets.

It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.

Chicago law prohibits eating in a place that is on fire.

In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day. In Zion it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. (Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton)

A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

Also I read one a few days back that said the official language of Illinois is German, not english. Kaaaaaa RAAAAZEEEEE!

oral sex is illegal in Oklahoma.

our liquor laws are among the most strict in the country

it's illegal to have dildos, you have to say they are "novelty gifts" and not for actual use, and you can't have more than 2 in your house......oh, and the store that sells them is only open to people over 21 and not on Sunday.

other ones

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.

Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

it's against the law in Oklahoma to get a fish drunk.

Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

Curses! Foiled again! :mad:

oral sex is illegal in Oklahoma.

our liquor laws are among the most strict in the country

it's illegal to have dildos, you have to say they are "novelty gifts" and not for actual use, and you can't have more than 2 in your house......oh, and the store that sells them is only open to people over 21 and not on Sunday.

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Wow, the sex there must suck...without the sucking :p

Here, voting is legally compulsory! (It is very silly if you think about it.)

Wow, the sex there must suck...without the sucking :p

most just break the law, it's not something that's really enforced, you know unless you are caught doing something else wrong.......like if you are caught paying for it.

Oh, also porn showing penetration is illegal here, and until recently it was illegal to get a tattoo.

In Detroit, it's illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.

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Davis, California (about 20 minutes from where I live) has a city ordinance declaring it a no snoring zone.

In Sweden, while prostitution is legal, it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute.

In Sweden, while prostitution is legal, it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute.

Boy, that must have the perverts running in circles of confusion

In Sweden...

You may only own half a meter down in the ground of any land you own.

It is illegal to repaint a house without a painting license and the government's permission.

If you release pigs into a acornwood (or a beechnutwood) mutually owned by you and at least one more, and exceeded your quota of allowed pigs, you will have to pay a fine for each each pig to the other owners and to restore any damages caused by the extra pigs.

It's not illegal to kill a welshman with a bow and arrow within the old walls of Chester on a sunday. So I'm told.

Do you think they make these laws just to be in those books?

Stupid laws from NJ?

Slurping your soup in public is illegal.
Frowning at police will get you arrested.
In Rariton, cussing will land you in jail.
Eating a pickle on Sunday in Trenton
...and the worst of them all
You can't get drunk...ever, not even in your own home (&^&*), at least not in Mt. Laurel.



You know, we really need an "anti-stupid law" law.

Here are some more from California. No, I don't know them off the top of my head, they're copied and pasted from an email that was going around amongst my friends a few months ago.

- Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
- A city council order in Belvedere states: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.
- In Blythe, you're not allowed to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
- You will be fined $500 for detonating a nuclear device within Chico city limits.
- In Hollywood, it is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
- In Indian Wells, it is prohibited to drink intoxicating cement.
- It is illegal to swear on miniature golf courses in Long Beach.
- You may not lick a toad in Los Angeles.
- In Palm Springs, it is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
- In Redlands, motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
- In Riverside, you can't carry a lunch down the street between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.
- In San Francisco, elephants may not walk down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
- In Temecula, ducks have right of way when they cross Rancho California Street.

its perfectly LEGAL for women to go topless in New York.

ok its not silly as its not compulsory, just a good law i think

there is whole site of it.
http://www.dumblaws.com/
anyway, I quote from there the part about israel.
Bicycles may not ridden without a license.
Raising a pig on Israeli soil will result in the murder of said pig. (the funny part is you can raise pigs on ramp if the ramp is in the air).
If you have been maintaining an illegal radio station for five or more years, the station becomes legal.
It is against the law to feed animals in public places.It is considered an offense to operate a mobile spay/neuter clinic - it is considered peddling.
It is forbidden to bring bears to the beach.
No loud voices or big lights are allowed during weekends.
Picking one's nose on the Sabbath is illegal.

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Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

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I think thats a really good law. I know I'd be tempted just to leave someone hypnotised and display them.