Laws are in place to maintain order in our society. We may not always like them, but they are there. Generally, rules make at least some sense. However, every state has at least one weird law. I have chosen one law for each of the individual fifty states to shed some light on just how weird rules can be.
1. Alabama
In Alabama, it is illegal for anyone who is an idiot or insane to vote.
2. Alaska
In Alaska, it is illegal to give a moose a beer.
3. Arizona
In Arizona, it is illegal to feed pigs garbage (without a special permit).
4. Arkansas
In Arkansas, it is illegal to mispronounce Arkansas.
5. California
In California, it is illegal to eat any frogs if they die while participating in a frog-jumping contest.
6. Colorado
In Colorado, it is illegal to drink and horseback ride.
7. Connecticut
In Connecticut, it is illegal to classify a pickle as a pickle if it does not bounce,
8. Delaware
In Delaware, getting married while playing truth or dare is grounds for an annulment.
9. Florida
In Florida, it is illegal for an establishment with a liquor license to hold any contest which can endanger someone with dwarfism.
10. Georgia
In Georgia, it is illegal to use profanity to anyone under 15 years of age.
11. Hawaii
In Hawaii, it is legal for those aged 12 or older to ride in the bed of a truck.
12. Idaho
In Idaho, it is illegal to practice cannibalism, except in a life or death situation.
13. Illinois
In Illinois, it is illegal to sleep while you are in a cheese factory, bake shop, confectionery, or creamery.
14. Indiana
In Indiana, it is illegal to catch fish with your bare hands.
15. Iowa
In Iowa, it is illegal for a box used to package hops not to be exactly 36 inches long.
16. Kansas
In Kansas, it is illegal to own a "gambling device."
17. Kentucky
In Kentucky, it is illegal to dye baby chicks, ducklings, or rabbits.
18. Louisiana
In Louisiana, it is illegal to use "insulting or abusive remarks" at a boxing match.
19. Maine
In Maine, it is illegal to offer alcohol or live animals as raffle prizes.
20. Maryland
In Maryland, it is illegal to sell non-latex condoms in vending machines.
21. Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, it is illegal to explode a golf ball.
22. Michigan
In Michigan, it is illegal to be intoxicated while you are on a train.
23. Minnesota
In Minnesota, it is illegal to have greased pig contests and turkey scrambles.
24. Mississippi
In Mississippi, it is illegal to have more than one illegitimate child.
25. Missouri
In Missouri, if a sheriff is incarcerated in their county jail, the coroner assumes charge of the jail.
26. Montana
In Montana, it is legal to gather and consume roadkill.
27. Nebraska
In Nebraska, it is illegal for you to marry if you have a venereal disease.
28. Nevada
In Nevada, it is illegal to throw things from a chairlift.
29. New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, it is illegal to carry harvested seaweed "from seashore below high-water mark" after sunset.
30. New Jersey
In New Jersey, it is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing or attempting to commit a murder.
31. New Mexico
In New Mexico, it is illegal to perform the national or state anthem without singing the entire thing.
32. New York
In New York, it is illegal to loiter in a public place while in disguise with other people who are also disguised (except if you are at a masquerade ball).
33. North Carolina
In North Carolina, it is illegal to steal used kitchen grease.
34. North Dakota
In North Dakota, it is illegal to clone or attempt to clone another human being knowingly.
35. Ohio
In Ohio, it is illegal to give fish alcohol.
36. Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, it is illegal to engage in bear wrestling and horse tripping.
37. Oregon
In Oregon, it is illegal to carry a minor on an external part of a car.
38. Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to administer love potions or tell someone where to dig for treasure.
39. Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, it is illegal to bite off someone's arm intentionally.
40. South Carolina
In South Carolina, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to use a pinball machine.
41. South Dakota
In South Dakota, it is legal to use fireworks to scare birds from their sunflowers.
42. Tennessee
In Tennessee, it is illegal for any games or amusements in cemeteries.
43. Texas
In Texas, it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer while you are standing.
44. Utah
In Utah, it is illegal for bartenders to make drinks when they are not behind a Zion curtain, so children cannot see the booze.
45. Vermont
In Vermont, it is illegal to shoot birds for amusement.
46. Virginia
In Virginia, it is illegal to have sex outside of marriage.
47. Washington
In Washington, it is illegal to destroy another person's beer cask, barrel, keg, or bottle.
48. West Virginia
In West Virginis, it is illegal for someone who has participated in a dual to hold office.
49. Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, it is illegal to serve butter substitutes to anyone unless their doctor medically prescribes it.
50. Wyoming
In Wyoming, it is illegal to take or harm a fish with a firearm.
If you would like some elaboration on these crazy laws, check out this article: Weird State Laws For Every State
