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This textfile is brought to you for no purpose. I would tend to think
however that you will find this file somewhat humourous and horribly sad.
This textfile contains laws throughout the 50 states that the
author found outdated, funny and/or ludicrous. Enjoy.
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"Donkeys Can't Sleep in Bathtub and other crazy laws"
Originally by Susan Dach
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In the city limits of Mount Dora, Florida, a pet rooster cannot say
cock-a-doodle-do.
On Sunday, you are not allowed to auction off a turtle in Kansas City,
Missouri.
In Lehigh, Nebraska, it is against the law to sell donut holes.
Uncle Sam says No! to taking a picture of a dollar bill or of a
postage stamp.
In New York, you can teach your pet parrot to speak but not to squawk.
To sell song books on the streets of Richmond, Virginia, you must buy
a license for $.93
Shellfish may not be sold from pushcarts in New York City.
No women can play Santa Clause in Minnesota.
If your dog chases a goat or a sheep in Memphis, you can be fined $25.
In Washington, D.C., you can be put in jail if you are cruel to
animals.
In Centerville, Ohio, cars are not allowed to scare horses.
If a horse keels over in New York City, you should put a lantern next
to his head.
No signs can be put on telephone poles in Texarkana, Texas.
Don't go tadpole hunting in Pennsylvania on Sundays. It's against the
law.
In Illinois, if you want to park, you can't bump someone else's car to
make room for your own.
A 1930's law on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands forbids riding on the
running board of an automobile.
A policeman can stop people from marching down the street in Tacoma,
Washington.
If you want to hold a costume ball in New York City, you have to ask
the Mayor's permission.
In Connecticut, kids cannot charm bees away from a bee keeper.
In Los Altos Hills, California, two or more joggers running together
need a permit from the police.
In New York State, you have to have a license to hang your clothesline
in your front yard.
If you snore so loudly you wake up your neighbor in Dunn, North
Carolina, you are in trouble with the law.
Pet goldfish that make a disturbance are not allowed to ride buses in
Seattle.
You may not play pinball in Athens, Georgia.
In New York, a parrot cannot his child to be a boxer or a wrestler --
or even a ragpicker.
Did you know in Spokane, Washington, you can't buy a television on
Sunday but you can buy a radio?
The US Government makes it a crime to give false weather reports.
In Dover, North Carolina, you can be arrested for keeping pigs outside
your kitchen window.
In New Jersey, you have to stop your car if a horse passes close by.
In Maine, dentists cannot advertise they sell false teeth.
Vendors are not supposed to sell peanuts or candy in California parks.
In downtown Los Angeles, it is a no-no for anybody to ride on the roof
of a car.
Air at gas stations in Hempstead, Long Island, has to be free.
You cannot eat garlic and go straight to the theater in Gary, Indiana.
In Oklahoma, you may not take a bite of another person's hamburger.
In Mississippi, the state librarian has to be a woman.
If you bother a butterfly in Pacific Grove, California, you can be
fined $500.
Winona Lake, Indiana restaurants are not supposed to serve ice cream
cones on Sunday.
If you see a horse on a Detroit street, don't throw a banana peel in
front of him. It's against the law.
It is against the law to disturb a bullfrog or cottontail rabbit in
Hayden, Arizona.
In New York, jury members may not knit.
In Richmond, Virginia restaurants, you may not flip a coin to see who
pays for the coffee.
No duck shooting is allowed from a motorboat in Kansas. if you want to
hunt ducks, you'll have to row.
An Alabama law says that any kids who play dominoes on Sunday must be
fined.
In Nebraska, a person may be arrested for disturbing honeybees.
New Orleans, Louisiana bans outdoor flower carts.
In New York City during summer, kids may only open fire hydrants that
have spray caps.
In Tennessee, the sale of hollow logs has been banned since 1901.
In Chicago, Illinois, you may not sleep under the stars.
Did you know St. Louis has a law against selling fireworks in toy
stores?
All horse-drawn sleds in Massachusetts must have three bells.
In Seattle, Washington, chickens are not allowed to lay eggs in town.
Climbing trees is against the laws in New York City.
In Cleveland, Ohio, teachers must permit small boys to come to school
in cowboy boots.
Iowa bans certain words on license plates. (ie: bum, dud, ape)
In Michigan, if you carry a flag at a parade, it cannot be red or
black.
You may not paint polka dots on the American flag in the state of
Washington.
Uncle Sam says you should not use the flag as a costume or athletic
uniform -- and never as wallpaper.
The Governor of Kansas has asked that all homes show the American flag
on Mother's Day.
United States law says city lights must be electric -- not gaslights!
No one may appear in court barefoot in Hawaii.
And if you drive a car barefoot in New Jersey, you can get in trouble
with the law.
In New Jersey, you have to be serious when you pledge to the flag. No
jumping up and down, playing a drum, singing a song, or pounding on
the table.
You may not tell fortunes for money in Kansas City.
In New York, you are not permitted to throw a ball at someone's head
for fun.
Montclair, New Jersey outlaws skateboards.
Disco dance contests lasting more than eight hours are against the law
in Tennessee.
It is illegal to feed whiskey or cigarettes to animals at the
Manville, New Jersey zoo.
You may not use an elephant to plow a cotton field in North Carolina.
Pickles in Connecticut must bounce.
You may not carry an ice cream cone in your pocket in Lexington,
Kentucky.
Watch out for selling ice cream in front of your home if you live in
New York. It's against the law. And that goes for frozen yogurt, too!
In Wisconsin, if you buy a meal for $.25 or more, you are supposed to
get free two-thirds of an ounce of famous Wisconsin cheese.
Arlington, Virginia forbids dogs that growl.
Some towns in New Jersey forbid garage sales -- unless the house is up
for sale.
It is against the law in Tennessee to call another person a coward if
he refuses to duel.
In New York City, you may not grow poison ivy or ragweed in your
window box.
No bull fighting, says the law in Kentucky.
Dogs and cats in Bessemer, North Carolina are not allowed to fight
each other.
In Kansas, it is against the law to keep dead animals in your house.
In Nebraska, tavern owners must have a kettle of soup bubbling.
The law in New Jersey says if you are eating in a restaurant, you may
not slurp soup.
You are not permitted to charge for home permanents in Beaumont,
Texas.
No bicycle race in New York is supposed to last longer than eight
hours.
In Tallahassee, Florida, State inspectors have to smile while
conducting automobile safety checks.
Chicago outlaws juggling.
It is against the law in New Jersey to chop down a cherry tree.
Ridgewood, New Jersey makes it against the law to build a tree house
in your backyard.
In Houston, Texas, boy may not make goo goo eyes at girls -- there's a
goo goo eyes law!
Uncle Sam outlaws sound trucks with loud, blaring noises on the
streets of Washington, D.C.
Dont let your dog bite the postman. You could be in trouble with the
FBI.
In New York, three people may not ride on a bicycle built for one. And
every bicycle must have a bell. And you must keep your feet on the
pedals.
It is against the law in Brooklyn, New York to shoot a rabbit from the
back of a trolley car.
You must not make cabbage soup on Sunday in Ocean City, New Jersey,
unless you cut the cabbage the day before.
San Antonio, Texas does not allow the building of a cotton gin.
You cannot keep snowballs in the refrigerator in Scottsbluff,
Nebraska.
In Maine, the first day of winter is Chester Greenwood Day, in honor
of the man who invented earmuffs.
No one can toot-toot- a train whistle in Richmond, Virginia.
In Evansville, Indiana, it is against the law to sell hamburgers on
Sunday.
If you have a pet tiger in Louisiana, you must keep him in a cage.
In Willingboro, New Jersey, you may not put a "For Sale" sign in front
of your house.
In California, no mean person may force a kid to buy a comic book.
In Ohio, it is illegal to gallop your jackass.
In New York, you can be arrested for paying a child under sixteen to
collect cigar stumps.
For safety's sake, at wrestling matches in Richmond, Virginia, fans
may not buy soda in bottles, only in paper cups.
In Marysville, Ohio, it is against the law to remove the lid of
another person's garbage can.
Don't bring a sleigh on to New Jersey highways unless your sleigh
bells are ringing.
In Maryland, a woman may not go into her husband's pockets while he is
sleeping.
New York State makes it against the law to keep a horse, cow, calf,
pig, rabbit, sheep, goat, chicken, duck, or pigeon in your apartment.
Did you know Fire Island, New York bans the munching of chocolate-chip
cookies on the beach?
A child must not have a tattoo in New York.
Maine has very strict fire laws. There is even a law against setting
fire to a mule.
In Utah, kids are not permitted to hitch their bicycles to airplanes.
You may not carry your lunch in a pail on the streets on Riverside,
California.
In the state of Washington, chickens are not permitted to live in
houses.
Did you know babies in Lynn, Massachusetts are not allowed to drink
coffee?
If you see a pigeon fly by carrying mail, dont stop him. It's against
the law.
The law in Cleveland says you are allowed to kill you neighbor's
chickens if all the other people in the neighborhood give permission.
You must not brush your clothes while traveling on the train in
Florida.
The following trades are forbidden in New York City: bone boiling,
burning or grinding; the skinning or horses, cows or other animals.
You may not gallop your horse on the boardwalk of Atlantic City.
In Kentucky, you are not allowed to appear on the street in a bathing
suit without a policeman standing by.
On New Jersey highways, you may not hitch your horse to a fruit tree.
And in New Jersey towns, you may not hitch your horse to a post or a
fire hydrant.
In California, you may not enter a restaurant on horseback.
Suffolk County, Long Island has said NO! to mobile hot-dog stands --
unless a bathroom is right nearby.
If you own a restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, you have to hire
someone else to sweep the floor.
If you notice a stray animal in the town of Niagara Falls, tell the
town clerk. You will receive $.15.
Minneapolis has a lurking ordinance. No person in any public or
private place shall lurk.
Restaurant menus in Asotin County, Washington must be in English.
In Tennessee, it has been against the law since 1911 to drop banana
peels on the street.
In Virginia, you may not carry a banner for your favorite breakfast
cereal.
Kansas law says you should not sell cherry pie on the Sabbath.
You are not allowed to fish for scallops in New York on Sunday.
Pure milk is the only kind the city of Baltimore permits to be sold.
On Sundays in Columbus, Ohio, you are not supposed to buy corn flakes.
In Topeka, Kansas, you may not serve wine in a teacup.
In Mississippi, you may not vote if you have been in a duel.
In San Francisco, it is illegal to use a slug in a parking meter.
No roller skating down the street is allowed in Kansas City, and that
goes for sled riding too.
Salt Lake City says NO! to people wearing hats with ostrich feathers
at public gatherings.
In Berkeley, California, you may not whistle for you escaped canary
bird before seven o'clock in the morning.
St. Louis forbids buildings over 35 feet high.
Dont block the sidewalk by playing hopscotch in Griffin, Georgia -- or
you may hop your way into jail.
If you own more than three dogs in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, you must
have a dog kennel license.
In Dunlop, Pennsylvania, if you are found woozy on a horse, the police
are supposed to give you a dose of castor oil.
No horse racing is allowed on the New Jersey turnpike. Norfolk,
Virginia makes it a crime to keep a messy house.
In Watertown, New York, kids cannot throw snowballs at men wearing top
hats.
Richmond limits the number of city pawnshops to twelve.
In Kansas City, barbers must go to their doctors at least once every
six months.
Barber poles may not be taller than eight feet in New York City.
It is a crime for a barber to cut hair on Sunday in New Jersey.
If you fall asleep while being shaved by a barber in Erie,
Pennsylvania, you can be arrested.
Barbers in Waterloo, Nebraska may not eat onions between 7am and 7pm.
Buffalo herds are not permitted to roam in downtown Denver.
In Pennsylvania, you have to be sixteen years old to get your ears
pierced.
A law in Massachusetts forbids putting tomatos in clam chowder.
Girls have not been allowed to box in New York.
No billboards are allowed at the beach in Southhampton, New York.
In Pennsylvania, you must "stop, look and listen" before crossing the
railroad tracks.
It's a fact. In Brooklyn, New York, donkeys are not allowed to sleep
in bathtubs.
At outdoor concerts in Green, New York, you may not walk backwards on
the sidewalk while munching peanuts.
Did you know Smokey the Bear belongs to the United States? No one can
use his picture without government permission. And that goes for
Woodsy Owl, too, and his slogan "Give a hoot, dont pollute."
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