Crazy Laws

Dumb Alabama Laws

Ð'* Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

Ð'* It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.

Ð'* It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.

Ð'* Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.

Ð'* Masks may not be worn in public.

Ð'* Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

Ð'* Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Ð'* Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

Ð'* It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.

Ð'* Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.

Ð'* It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

Ð'* You must have windshield wipers on your car.

Ð'* You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

Anniston

Ð'* You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.

Jasper

Ð'* It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.

Lee County

Ð'* It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

Mobile

Montgomery

Ð'* It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses. (Repealed)

Alaska State

In Fairbanks it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

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

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

Ð'* You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

Ð'* Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.

Ð'* There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.

Ð'* When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possess.

Ð'* Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

Ð'* It is unlawful to refuse a person's glass of water.

Glendale

Ð'* Cars may not be driven in reverse.

Globe

Ð'* Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.

Hayden

Ð'* If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.

Maricopa County

Mesa

Ð'* It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.

Mohave County

Ð'* A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.

Nogales

Ð'* An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.

Prescott

Ð'* No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.

Tombstone

Ð'* It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

Arkansas State

Ð'* A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Ð'* A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.

Ð'* The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

Ð'* Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"

Ð'* A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.

Fayetteville

Ð'* Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.

Ð'* It is illegal to kill "any living creature".

Ð'* It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.

Ð'* No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54

California State

Ð'* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

Ð'* Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.

Ð'* Bathhouses are against the law.

Ð'* In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.

Ð'* No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Ð'* Women may not drive in a house coat.

Ð'* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Arcadia

Ð'* Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Alhambra