Weirdest Laws In Each U.S. State
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Weirdest Laws In Each U.S. State

Find out just how crazy your state is.

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Weirdest Laws In Each U.S. State
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You might have thought you lived in a weird place, but see how you stack up against the competition.

1) Alabama: Incestuous marriages are legal.

2) Alaska: Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops.

3) Arizona: No more than six girls may live in any house.

4) Arkansas: Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

5) California: It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

6) Colorado: It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

7) Connecticut: In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.

8) Delaware: On Halloween, children may only “trick-or-treat” from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and if Halloween falls on a Sunday, they must “trick-or-treat” on October 30 during this same time interval.

9) Florida: Oral sex is illegal.

10) Georgia: Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.

11) Hawaii: Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.

12) Idaho: It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

13) Illinois: The law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

14) Indiana: Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.

15) Iowa: Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

16) Kansas: Hitting a vending machine that stole your money is illegal.

17) Kentucky: One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.

18) Louisiana: It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.

19) Maine: No person may roller skate on a sidewalk.

20) Maryland: Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.

21) Massachusetts: Quakers and witches are banned.

22) Michigan: It is legal for a robber to file a lawsuit, if he or she got hurt in your house.

23) Minnesota: It is illegal to sleep naked.

24) Mississippi: A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.

25) Missouri: Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

26) Montana: It is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style.

27) Nebraska: If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.

28) Nevada: Sex toys are outlawed.

29) New Hampshire: You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

30) New Jersey: It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.

31) New Mexico: State officials ordered 400 words of “sexually explicit material” to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.

32) New York: Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 PM.

33) North Carolina: Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

34) North Dakota: It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

35) Ohio: Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

36) Oklahoma: It is illegal to take a bit out of another’s hamburger.

37) Oregon: One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing.”

38) Pennsylvania: It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

39) Rhode Island: It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.

40) South Carolina: Performing a U-turn within 1,000 feet of an intersection is illegal.

41) South Dakota: If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them.

42) Tennessee: It is a crime to share your Netflix password.

43) Texas: It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.

44) Utah: It is illegal not to drink milk.

45) Vermont: Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

46) Virginia: You may not have oral or anal sex.

47) Washington: The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.

48) West Virginia: Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

49) Wisconsin: Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

50) Wyoming: You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.

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