This document summarizes some unusual laws from different states in the U.S.:
1) Several states have strange laws prohibiting specific actions like wearing cosmetics without a permit in Pennsylvania, playing dominoes on Sunday in Alabama, or carrying an ice cream cone in your back pocket in Alabama.
2) Some laws protect animals in humorous ways, such as requiring all cats in Utah to wear bells or prohibiting public animal mating within 1,500 feet of certain areas in California.
3) The laws cover a wide range of unusual scenarios, from not being allowed to pretend your parents are rich in Washington to having to own a rake in Georgia.
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1. Unusual Laws in the U.S.
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2. In Alabama, masks may not
be worn in public
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articleInline.jpg
3. Animals are banned from
mating publicly within 1,500 feet
of a tavern, school, or place of
worship in California
PICTURE:HTTP://FC05.DEVIANTART.NET/FS27/F/2008/152/9/4/SHY_DOG
_BY_CAJOPHORA.JPG
4. In Georgia, donkeys may not
be kept in bathtubs.
PICTURE: HTTP://DATA.WHICDN.COM/IMAGES/6664662/PEPEYN-
LANGEDIJK-2_THUMB.JPG
5. It is illegal to sell ones eye in
Texas.
PICTURE:
HTTP://US.123RF.COM/400WM/400/400/COOKELMA/COOKELMA1005/CO
OKELMA100500007/7033253-HUMAN-EYE-CLOSE-UP.JPG
6. One may not roam the city with
a bow and arrows in Alaska.
PICTURE:
HTTP://US.123RF.COM/400WM/400/400/MARTYHAAS/MARTYHAAS1012/
MARTYHAAS101200012/8370643-HOODLUM-WALKS-WITH-A-
COMPOUND-BOW-AND-ARROW-IN-HAND-ISOLATED-ON-WHITE.JPG
7. No one may walk down the
street carrying a paper bag
containing a violin in Utah
PICTURE: HTTP://PAPERCRAFTPRINTABLE.COM/WP-
CONTENT/GALLERY/PAPERCRAFTS/VIOLIN_PAPER_MODEL.JPG
8. One may not mutilate a rock
in a state park in Colorado.
PICTURE:HTTP://BLACKWOODPHOTOCLUB.FILES.WORDPRESS.COM/
2010/10/1_SELLICKSBEACH_BROKEN-ROCK_JAMES.JPG?W=949
9. Coins are not allowed to be
placed in ones ears in Hawaii
PICTURE:
HTTP://US.123RF.COM/400WM/400/400/MELKING/MELKING0701/MELKI
NG070100030/725203-BUSINESS-MAN-WITH-A-COIN-COMING-OUT-OF-
HIS-EAR.JPG
10. It is required that a woman have
a permit to wear cosmetics in
Pennsylvania.
Without Permit: With permit:
PICTURE:
HTTP://FILES.SHARENATOR.COM/MAKE02_MAKE_UP_BEFORE_AND_
AFTER_PART_2-S457X309-125151-580.JPG
11. Hitting a vending machine that
stole your money is illegal in
Kansas.
PICTURE:HTTP://CDN.VIDEOSIFT.COM/THUMBS/F/LY/FLYING_KICK_I
NTO_VENDING_MACHINE.JPG?1225748314
12. One could possibly land in jail
for 20 years upon urinating in
the citys water supply in
Louisiana.
Luckily, this guy
Did it in Oregon.
he did, however,
receive a$28,000
Fine due to the 8
Million gallons of
Water flushed due
to his actions.
HTTP://VSCDN.S3.AMAZONAWS.COM/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2011/06/MAN-URINATES-IN-WATER-SUPPLY-
300X219.PNG
13. It is illegal to pretend that ones
parents are rich in Washington.
HTTPS://I.CHZBGR.COM/MAXW500/5888544768/HD9321049/
14. Persons could land in jail for up
to ten years for stealing an
alligator in Louisiana
Or two,
or three,
or 260.
HTTP://STATIC5.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM/IMAGE/4E77B63DECAD04062
5000023-401-292/HATCHLING-ALLIGATORS.JPG
15. Throwing missiles at cars is
illegal in Colorado.
HTTP://WWW.GLOBALRESEARCH.CA/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2010/03/117948.JPG
16. All lollipops are banned in
Washington.
HTTP://WWW.WND.COM/IMAGES/2011/10/BTL111018B.JPG
17. It is considered an offense to
open an umbrella on a street, for
fear of spooking horses in
Alabama
HTTP://MEDIA.WASHTIMES.COM/MEDIA/COMMUNITY/IMAGE/2012/08/
30/PARALYMPICS-OPENING-
UMBRELLAS_R640X453.JPG?C9F6F7C2167372918B42622C875FDAB2585
9E137
18. In Alabama, you may not have
an ice cream cone in your back
pocket at any time
HTTP://WWW.VISUALPHOTOS.COM/PHOTO/2X4835573/A_BOY_WITH_A
N_ICE_CREAM_CONE_IN_HIS_BACK_POCKET_1883100.JPG
19. It is illegal to paint polka dots on
the American flag in
Washington.
PICTURE:
HTTP://WWW.COMMENTNATION.COM/HOTLINKS/AMERICAN_FLAGS_
WITH_RIPPLES_SEAMLESS_PAINTING.JPG
20. Mustaches are illegal if the
bearer has a tendency to
habitually kiss other humans in
Florida.
But who could
resist this
man?
HTTP://I.HUFFPOST.COM/GEN/842983/THUMBS/R-DISCO-MAN-
MOUSTACHE-LARGE570.JPG?12
21. It is a $500 fine to instruct a
pizza delivery man to deliver a
pizza to your friend without
them knowing in Louisiana.
HTTP://MEDIA.TUMBLR.COM/TUMBLR_MCUIUXNZAH1QBCVBG.PNG
22. It is illegal to permit ones llama
to graze on city property in
Colorado.
HTTP://WWW.TUMBLR.COM/TAGGED/LLAMA
23. Dominoes may not be played
on Sunday in Alabama.
HTTP://4.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-
YKFV3DTT6P0/TZ2SCWTR8CI/AAAAAAAADUW/J41ONHIHS5S/S1600/DO
MINOES.JPG
24. It is illegal to milk another
persons cow in Texas.
HTTP://2.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-
QJULUV0KJNY/UCBSQAFKFTI/AAAAAAAAALG/NI_EMO-I-
FK/S1600/COW-MILKING.JPG
25. It is against the law for a man to
knit during the fishing season in
Utah.
Of yarn of course!
HTTP://3.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-
YH5VQJVRV6M/TPSFX4R5KNI/AAAAAAAAC6G/2KIQRHX77TO/S1600/DE
L_VECCHIO.JPG
26. The value of Pi is 3 in Florida
HTTP://A1.EC-
IMAGES.MYSPACECDN.COM/IMAGES01/119/996128798F5EB4A288FA10
CFF722E33E/L.JPG
27. Fake wrestling matches are
prohibited in Louisiana
HTTP://WWW.TOTALPROSPORTS.COM/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2010/04/I-KNOW-PRO-WRESTLING-IS-FAKE-BUT-
THIS-IS-PRETTY-COOL.GIF
28. Bear wrestling matches are
prohibited in Alabama
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AAAAAAAIL0/ESU32WEMRPO/S400/BEAR_WRESTLING.PNG:
29. No vehicle without a driver may
exceed 60 miles per hour in
California.
HTTP://24.MEDIA.TUMBLR.COM/TUMBLR_LNP0FCFKQC1QHBDO6O1_5
00.GIF
30. It is illegal to dust any public
building with a feather duster in
Texas.
HTTP://BROKENSIDEWALK.COM/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2008/11/2ND_STREET_DEMO_08.JPG
31. Doors of all public buildings
must open outwards in Florida.
HTTP://0.TQN.COM/D/FENGSHUI/1/0/A/R/-/-/BUENAVISTAIMAGES-G-
DOOR.JPG
32. It is illegal to display a
hypnotized or allegedly
hypnotized person in a store
window in Washington.
HTTP://I2.CDN.TURNER.COM/CNN/2010/IMAGES/10/24/GYI0062114487.J
PG
33. In Florida, one may only throw a
stone at a bird in self-defense.
PICTURE:HTTP://THECHIVE.FILES.WORDPRESS.COM/2010/03/BIRDS-
ATTACK-7.JPG
34. Putting salt on a railroad track
may be punishable by death in
Alabama.
HTTP://TJOHNSTONPHOTO.COM/BLACK%20AND%20WHITE/SLIDES/T
RAIN%20TRACKS,%20AURORA,%20IL.JPG
35. It is illegal to rob a bank and
then shoot at the bank teller
with a water pistol in Louisiana
HTTP://WWW.PARDAPHASH.COM/UPLOADS/IMAGES/660/55755.JPG
36. All cats must wear three bells to
warn birds of their whereabouts
in Utah.
HTTP://WWW.ALEF.NET/ALEFIMAGES/ANIMALS-
CATS/CATANDBIRD.GIF
37. It is illegal for children to have
unusual haircuts in Mesquite,
Texas.
HTTP://4.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-
GYM9W6TWPC8/TZSJUKV_VSI/AAAAAAAADU4/MNYMP1XJQ1M/S1600/
TANTRUM+FREE+HAIRCUT.JPG
38. It is illegal for barbers to
threaten to cut off kids ears in
Florida.
HTTP://STUMPTOWNBLOGGER.TYPEPAD.COM/.A/6A010536B86D36970C
011279103C2428A4-800WI
39. Citizens may not greet each
other by putting ones thumb to
the nose and wiggling the
fingers in New York.
HTTP://2.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-YY9-W8D-
8SW/TWWHUYOEBSI/AAAAAAAAAZE/WBUE3HVWI6E/S1600/RAHM_TH
UMB_NOSE_800-468X332.JPG
40. Boogers may not be flicked
into the wind in Alabama.
HTTP://1.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-
MPBUROXJZRS/TWWBZSXEV6I/AAAAAAAAAYC/TDMQLVMCY_O/S1600/
FLICKING+BOOGERS.JPG
41. Before proceeding through the
intersection of certain streets, a
motorist is required to get out of
their vehicle and fire three shot
gun rounds into the air in
Kansas.
HTTP://WWW.CZECH-AIRPORT-SHUTTLE.COM/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2011/11/SHOOT06.JPG
42. You may not throw a bad pickle
in the street in New Jersey.
HTTP://WWW.TUMBLR.COM/TAGGED/PICKLE
43. In Louisiana, it is illegal to
gargle in public places
HTTP://MEDIA.TUMBLR.COM/TUMBLR_M8IEHGEFT01QACXVZ.GIF
44. It is illegal to bring your horse or
pack mule above the ground
floor of any building in Colorado.
HTTP://PAYLOAD51.CARGOCOLLECTIVE.COM/1/2/76626/3322703/PETA
%20HORSE%20ELEVATOR.JPG
45. It is illegal to wear a fake
moustache that causes laughter
in church in Alabama.
HTTP://TH721.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/WW216/MEXICANTYRAN
T89/TH_MUSTACHE.GIF
46. It is illegal to urinate on the
Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
HTTP://US.123RF.COM/400WM/400/400/AREAPHOTO/AREAPHOTO1009/A
REAPHOTO100900111/7765389-THE-FRONT-OF-THE-ALAMO-IN-SAN-
ANTONIO-TEXAS.JPG
47. During a concert, it is illegal to
eat peanuts and walk backwards
on the sidewalks in New York.
HTTP://WWW.TUMBLR.COM/TAGGED/WALKING+BACKWARDS
48. It is illegal to mistreat rats in
Denver, Colorado.
HTTP://WWW.PETWORLDSTORE.COM/PET-BLOG/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2012/11/20121105-PETRAT-300X205.PNG
49. No one may throw an old
computer across the street at
their neighbor in Florida.
PICTURE:HTTP://2DAMNFUNNY.COM/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2012/12/HORRIBLE-FEDEX-DELIVERY-WORKER-
THROWING-NEW-COMPUTER-OVER-FENCE.GIF
50. It is considered an offense to
push a live moose out of a
moving airplane in Alaska.
HTTP://WWW.FUNNYJUNK.COM/FUNNY_GIFS/3495172/FLYING-
MOOSE-MAN-PIG
51. Rituals that involve the
ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal
matter are not allowed in
Louisiana.
HTTP://WWW.NETANIMATIONS.NET/ANIMATED-GIF-SPINNING-
QUESTION-MARK-PICTURE-MOVING.GIF
52. It is illegal to carry a fishbowl or
aquarium onto a bus because the
sound of the water sloshing may
disturb other passengers in
Washington.
HTTP://WWW.CITYOFNEWHAVEN.COM/UPLOADS/RIDE%20TO%20WOR
K%20INSIDE%20THE%20BUS.JPG
53. The molestation of trash cans
is banned in Florida.
HTTP://FARM3.STATICFLICKR.COM/2144/2713100836_43BC651487.JPG
54. Nobody is allowed to ride a
bicycle in a swimming pool in
California.
HTTPS://3EAFB2E6FF-
CUSTMEDIA.VRESP.COM/B1492E6E82/SCUBA%20OLYMPIC%20BIKES
%202.JPG
55. It is unlawful to lend your
vacuum cleaner to your next-
door neighbor in Colorado.
HTTP://WWW.TUMBLR.COM/TAGGED/VACUUM
56. In Louisiana, all garbage must
be cooked before it can be fed to
any hogs.
http://www.clker.com/clipart-29067.html
HTTP://CAMDEN.DELAWARE.GOV/FILES/2012/10/GARBAGE-CAN1.JPG
57. You may not ride an ugly
horse in Washington.
HTTP://STABLESCOOP.HORSERADIONETWORK.COM/WP-
CONTENT/UPLOADS/2008/09/UGLYHORSE.GIF
58. You are not permitted to wear
cowboy boots unless you already
own at least two cows in
California.
HTTP://I.STPOST.COM/DURANGO-NUBUCK-COWBOY-BOOTS-FOR-
MEN-IN-TAN~P~5344P_01~1500.3.JPG
59. It is illegal to take more than
three sips of beer at a time while
standing in Texas.
HTTP://I.STPOST.COM/DURANGO-NUBUCK-COWBOY-BOOTS-FOR-
MEN-IN-TAN~P~5344P_01~1500.3.JPG
60. No one may tie their pet dog
to the roof of a car in Alaska.
HTTP://WWW.MOMSCLEANAIRFORCE.ORG/FILES/2012/03/ROMNEY_D
OG_CAR.JPG
61. All citizens must own a rake
in Georgia.
HTTP://IMG2-2.TIMEINC.NET/TOH/I/G/0907_RAKES/INTRO-RAKE.JPG
62. Dont try to do any kind of fancy
bicycle riding in New Orleans.
HTTP://WWW.IRUNTHEINTERNET.COM/LULZDUMP/IMAGES/GIFS/HA
TERSGONNAHATE-TINY-BIKE-RIDING-SMALL-1345742434J.GIF
63. Goldfish may not be given away
to entice someone to enter a
game of bingo in Georgia.
HTTP://I132.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Q27/EVIL_MR_EVERYTHIN
G/GOLDFISH.GIF
64. Horses may not be tied to a tree
on a public highway in
Louisiana.
HTTP://REALITY.SGIWEB.ORG/HOFER/FOTOS/BENTIED.JPG
65. It is mandatory for a motorist
with criminal intentions to stop
at the city limits and telephone
the chief of police as he is
entering the town in Washington
HTTP://WWW.TUMBLR.COM/TAGGED/REACTION+GIF
66. A person may only carry a
concealed slingshot if
thatperson has received the
appropriate license in Alaska.
HTTP://TH45.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/F62/MWLEE1/TH_SLINGS
HOT.GIF
67. Picnics are prohibited in
graveyards in Georgia.
HTTP://WWW.TOWNTOPICS.COM/MAY1706/THEATERREVIEW.JPG
68. Dead chickens may not be
hauled across Kansas Avenue in
Kansas.
HTTP://IMG.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/V348/JENLDEW/RUBBER_C
HICKEN_CHOKE.JPG
69. You may not tie an alligator to a
fire hydrant in Louisiana.
HTTP://CONTENT.CLEARCHANNEL.COM/CC-
COMMON/MLIB/3821/11/3821_1352125145.JPG
70. It is illegal to sleep on top of a
refrigerator in Pennsylvania.
HTTP://TOSH.COMEDYCENTRAL.COM/BLOG/FILES/2011/09/SLEEPING-
ON-FRIDGE.JPG
71. No one may sing the alphabet on
the streets at night in Kansas.
HTTP://TOSH.COMEDYCENTRAL.COM/BLOG/FILES/2011/09/SLEEPING-
ON-FRIDGE.JPG
72. It is considered an offense to
shower naked in Florida.
HTTP://THEDOGPADDLER.COM/EMAILNEWSLETTERS/080613_FRIDAY
_SECURITY_HOTWATER/SHOWER3READY_362H_TRANSGIF.GIF
73. Owners of flamingos may not let
their pet into barber shops in
Alaska.
HTTP://2.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/_746AQLYA8HG/S5NDAMQ2VII/AAAAAAA
ADQE/TO2UUFVOSXE/S400/FLAMINGO+04.JPG
74. It illegal for a woman to drive a
car unless her husband is
waving a flag in front of it in
Louisiana.
HTTP://WWW.CBS12.COM/NEWS/TOP-STORIES/STORIES//IMAGES/SFL-
BOCA-OFFICER-INVOLVED-EYEWITNESS-PHOTO_RR6N0.JPG
75. No person may be buried under
a sidewalk of a cemetery in
Georgia.
HTTP://WWW.CLEVELANDBRICKSANDMORTAR.COM/IMAGES/SIDEW
ALKS_IMAGE001.JPG
76. You may not sing in the
bathtub in Pennsylvania.
HTTP://WWW.KUALO.CO.UK/IMG/WEBHOSTING-BATHTUB.GIF