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In one state, it is illegal to fish with a lasso (rodeo rope)
I Louisiana, it is illegal to steal somebodies crawfish.
In Mississippi, it is illegal to talk about incest.
In one state, it is illegal to be naked.


Catty, I assume you are a New Yorker?

In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Catty, I assume you are a New Yorker?

You assume correct Dragonblaze052.

I am in fact a very proud New Yorker...

But that doesn't mean I'm not gonna go dissing it at every chance I get.

I have that love "ya when I hate ya" trait...

If you know what I mean.

But she lives in Buffalo, not NYC. Just saying.

Here is a big list. Some might be repeats. The bolded ones are my favorites.

Minnesota:
--It is illegal to tease skunks.
--Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.

Michigan:
--A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
--Under state law, dentists are officially classified as "mechanics."
--In Clawson, it is legal for a man to "sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens."

New York:
--In Saten Island, it is illegal for a father to call his son a ***got or queer in an effort to curb girlie behavior.
--In NYC, "it is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended fingers of that hand."

North Carolina:
--It is illegal to have sex in a Churchyard.
--It is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.

Oklahoma:
--Whale hunting is strictly forbidden.
--People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

Ohio:
--In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
--In Oxford, it is illegal for a woman to disrobe in front of a man's picture.
--In Youngstown, it is illegal to run out of gas.

Oregon:
--The town of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling without a license.

Montana:
--In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.
--It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.

Nebraska:
--If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
--It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.

Florida:
--Unmarried women who parachute on Sunday's will be jailed.

Georgia:
--In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
--In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.

Pennsylvania:
--"Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes."

Rhode Island:
--Its illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.

Tennessee:
--It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
--In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. --In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."

Texas:
--The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
-It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

Utah:
--A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife in his presence.

Virginia:
--In Richmond, it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.
--In Lebanon, it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

Vermont:
--It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
--It is illegal to whistle underwater.
--Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

Arkansas:
--A man can legally beat his wife, but no more than once a month.

California:
--In L.A., a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
--It is a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Massachusetts:
--It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
--North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying "space guns."
--In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.

Indiana:
--Monkey's are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.

Illinois:
--In Chicago, it is illegal to take a french poodle to the Opera.
--According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American."

A really old law in Britain is that its illegal to play football!!!!

Are these laws current? And if so, are cops actually enforcing them?

Britain got loads of old ones. To get rid of them they have to vote in house of commons and that takes time so they just leave them alone. The police don't enforce the football one! Jails would be full!

All of these laws about the states are honest and current laws but if a lot of the silly ones like the greeting in NY (it's ALL of NY... not just the city) arn't enforced. I wouldn't recommend flirting with a police officer in NY or teach his/her french poodle the Opera in Illinois.

Whale hunting is strictly forbidden.

In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

I forgot which state it was but I found one, if your tailpipe leaks gasoline on a sidewalk, even a tiny drop, it's $50 each little spot on the sidewalk

In rhode island it is illegal to kill someone. Can u believe that?

no hardly

In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

in Anniston, Alabama, its illegal to wear blue jeans down Noble Street.