Crazy Laws

America is a land of many possibilities and it is not far behind when it comes to passing crazy laws. These crazy laws in America were made beyond comprehension and some had really surprising reasons. Without going into the details of how, where and why these crazy laws were passed, let me share with you some of the dumbest, strangest and craziest laws in America.

Crazy laws in American States

There are hundreds of crazy laws that surpass the understanding of a common mind. Let us see some of the crazy laws according to the states they were passed in.

... in Alabama

• One is not allowed to play dominoes on Sunday.
• It is against the law to stab oneself and gain pity of others.
• Men are not allowed to spit in front of the fairer sex.
• A person is not allowed to have an ice cream cone in the back pocket at any given time.
• One is not allowed to put salt on a railroad tract. This offense is punishable by death.
• One is not allowed to wear fake mustaches to church that may cause laughter.

... in Alaska

• Always keep in mind, you cannot whisper in someone's ear while you are moose hunting.
• Kangaroos are not allowed to enter barber shops at any given time.
• This is a killer law: It is legal to shoot bears, but walking up a sleeping bear to take a photograph is strictly prohibited.
• It is an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
• It is prohibited to view a moose from an airplane.
• It is illegal for a moose to walk on a sidewalk in Fairbanks, Alaska.

... in Arizona

• A man is allowed to beat his wife legally, but only once a month!
• It is against the law to refuse a glass of water to anyone who asks for it.
• Anyone who cuts down a cactus can face up to 25 years in prison.
• Cars cannot be driven in reverse in Glendale, Arizona.
• It is illegal for more than 6 girls to live in one house, in Maricopa County.
• In Mesa, one cannot smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place until and unless they hold a Class 12 liqueur license.
• A decree in Mohave County declares anyone caught stealing a soap is supposed to wash himself with the bar till it is completely used up.
• An ordinance passed in Nogales prohibits wearing suspenders.
• Women are nor allowed to wear pants on Tucson.
• It is illegal to hunt down camels in Arizona.

... in Arkansas

• Buying or selling of blue light bulbs is illegal.
• Mispronouncing the name of the state of Arkansas is illegal.

... in California

• A person will be fined $500 who detonates a nuclear device within city limits.
• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1.500 feet of a tavern, school or any place of worship.
• A person is not allowed to wear cow-boy boots on Blythe, he does not own at least two cows.
• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles.
• A man can legally beat his wife with a leather belt or strap. But the belt cannot be wider than 2 inches. Unless the wife has consented to beat her with a wider strap. It has been carefully stipulated that consent should be given prior to the event.
• Cats and dogs on Ventura County can have sex only if they have the permit to do so.
• One cannot shoot any game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
• It is illegal to eat an orange sitting in a bathtub.
• One cannot pile horse manure more than six feet on a street corner.
• One cannot carry their lunch down the street between 11 am to 1 pm in Riverside.
• San Jose: It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. - Ord. 7.08.595
• The copyright to the term 'San Francisco' is held by the city of San Francisco. One cannot manufacture any item with the name San Francisco without the permission from the city.

... in Colorado

• Car dealers cannot show cars to customers on Sunday.
• It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building in Crippe Creek.
• The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park in Denver.
• It is now legal in Colorado to remove the furniture tags that say, "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law."

... in Connecticut

• People are prohibited to play Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak in Atwoodville, Connecticut
• It's against the law to eat in your car, in Bloomfield, Conn
• It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset, in Devon
• any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police in Connecticut.
• It is illegal to kiss your wife on Sunday in Hartford, Connecticut.
• It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
• it is against the law to educate dogs.

... in Delaware

• Horse racing of any kind is prohibited on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
• It is illegal for a person to get married on a dare.
• It is illegal for anyone to fly over any water body without sufficient supplies of food and water.

... in Florida

• It is illegal to have sexual relations with the porcupine!!!
• Florida's way of dealing with prostitution problem is giving prostitutes spending money, a five-year banishment, and a bus ticket out-of-town.
• Rats are prohibited from leaving the ships docked in Tampa Bay.
• Failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.
• It is an offense to shower naked.
• Chickens are considered to be 'protected species' in Key West.
• A husband is not allowed to kiss his wife's breast.
• A woman can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.
• Only the missionary position is legal when having sex.
• Women are fined for falling asleep under the hair dryer and so is the salon owner .

... in Georgia

• It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp in Atlanta, Georgia.
• One cannot cut the chicken's head on Sunday and carry the chicken by its feet on Broadway on Sunday in Columbus.
• It is illegal for the chicken to cross a road in Quitman.
• In Jonesboro, it is illegal to say "Oh, Boy".

... in Hawaii

• It is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on your eyelid unless a registered physician is present in Hawaii.
• One is fined if one does not own a boat.

... in Idaho

• A man cannot gift his lover a box of candy that is less than fifty pounds in weight.
• When a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, the officer must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.
• It is strictly prohibited to walk along the street with a red-tipped cane.
• It is a crime to ride a merry-go-round on Sunday.

... in Illinois

• All bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts according to a state law.
• It is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American".
• One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth in Champaign.
• A law forbids eating in a place that is on fire and it is illegal to give a dog whiskey in Chicago.
• It is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply shaving cream to a customer's face.
• It is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera and for women over 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts in Chicago.
• A person may be arrested for vagrancy if he does not have at least one dollar bill on person.

... in Indiana

• All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads.
• It is illegal to indulge in ;spiteful gossip' and 'talking behind a person's back'.
• It is illegal to take baths between the months of October and March.
• Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide
• Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights.
• The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415
• Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.
• One is not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table; only the waiter or waitress can do it.
• One can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.

... in Iowa

• A man with a mustache may never kiss a woman in public.
• In Marshalltown, Iowa , horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
• If a law enforcement officer is having a drink in a bar and an employee pours water down the drain. This water is legally considered an alcohol beverage intended for unlawful purposes.
• The "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned in Indianola.
• Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
• Within the city limits a man is not allowed to wink at any woman he does not know in Ottumwa.
• A husband in Ames, Iowa is not allowed to drink more than 3 gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife after making love or holding the wife in his arms.

... in Kansas

• In Kansas City, Kansas, one cannot say the name "George Washington" without adding the phrase "blessed be his name," or one can be fined of up to fifty cents.
• It's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits in Natoma, Kansas
• Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.
• The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.

... in Kentucky

• All nude people in one's house must be registered in Kentucky.
• According to a state legislation, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club". The important amendment to be considered: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds".
• A person needs a license to walk around nude in his/her property.
• It is illegal to marry the same man more than 3 times.
• A woman may not buy a hat without her husband's permission in Owensboro.
• All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the apiary from which the bees came, was free from contagious or infectious disease. - KRS 252.130. This law was passed in 1922 and repealed in 1948.

... in Louisiana

• If one bites someone with your natural teeth, it is "simple assault", while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault".
• It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
• It is considered illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.
• Onemay not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant, New Orleans.

... in Maine

• Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street in Portland.
• It is illegal to blow one's nose in public in Waterville, Maine.
• You may not step out of a plane in flight.

... in Maryland

• Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited in Maryland.
• It is illegal to mistreat oysters in Baltimore.
• It is illegal to take a lion to the movies in Baltimore.
• A kiss more than one second is illegal in Halethrope.
• A woman is not allowed to go through her husband's pocket while he is sleeping.
• Men are not allowed to buy drinks for female bartenders.
• One cannot swear within the city limits of Blatimore.

... in Massachusetts

• The state of Massachusetts outlawed Christmas in 1659.
• It is illegal to take a bath unless prescribed by a physician, in Boston.
• Any person caught eating peanuts in the church, may be jailed for up to one year.
• It is illegal to peep into the windows of automobiles in Milford.
• It is not allowed for a gorilla to travel in the back seat of any car.
• In Marblehead, Mass, it was illegal to cross the street on Sunday, unless it was an absolute necessity.

... in Michigan

• According to one law, a wife's hair belongs to her husband legally.
• A woman is not allowed to cut her own hair, without the permission of her husband.
• It is illegal to sleep in a bathtub in Detroit, Michigan.
• If a robber gets hurt in the house he was robbing, he can legally file a suit against the home owner.
• One may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.

... in Minnesota

• No child under the age of 12 is allowed to talk over the phone unless monitored by a parent in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
• A person is not allowed to cross the state lines with a duck over his head.
• It is compulsory for all men driving a motorcycle to wear shirts.
• Each and every man in Brainerd, Minnesota is required to grow a beard by law.
• In Alexandria, Minnesota, it is illegal for any man to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions or sardines on his breath. If the wife is requests him, it becomes mandatory for the husband to brush his teeth.
• Hamburgers are not to be eaten on Sunday in St. Cloud.

... in Mississippi

• It is illegal to attempt to stop someone from walking down the sidewalk by parking a motorhome in their path, in Brandon, Mississippi.
• It is illegal to create unnecessary noises in Oxford, Mississippi.
• It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.
• It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street, in Tylertown

... in Missouri

• Yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday, in Buckner
• Hard objects cannot be thrown by hand in Excelsior Springs.
• It is illegal for four unrelated women to rent an apartment together under the Brothel Law.
• Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male." in Merryville.
• Dancing is strictly prohibited in Purdy.
• It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

... in Montana

• It is considered felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
• It is illegal for employees of the city's communications center to program their phones with speed dial, in Billings, Montana.
• It is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style.
• it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

... in Nebraska

• A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.
• If a child cannot hold back a burp during church service, the parents can be arrested.
• iI is not legal for a tavern owner to serve beer unless a nice kettle of soup is also brewing.
• It is illegal to sleep naked in a hotel/ motel room.
• The owner of every hotel in Hastings is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirt.
• Barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7 A.M. and 7 P.M., in Waterloo.

... in Nevada

• Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask in Elko, Nevada.
• Sex without a condom is considered illegal.
• Men who wear mustaches are forbidden from kissing women, in Eureka
• Back in the old days, a man caught beating his wife was tied to a stake for eight hours a day with a sign that read, "Wife Beater" fastened to his chest.

... in New Hampshire

• Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces.
• In New Hampshire, you are prohibited from pawning the clothes off your back to pay off gambling debts.
• New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
• Citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up on Sundays.

... in New Jersey

• Ones may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.
• All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.
• It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.
• It is illegal to buy ice cream after 6:00 p.m, in Newark.
• It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
• Lovers in Liberty Corner should avoid satisfying their lustful urges in a parked car. If the horn accidentally sounds while they are frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face a jail term.

... in New Mexico

• It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public in Carrizozo, New Mexico.
• It's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in Carlsbad.

... in New York

• A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This is an old law that specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." If convicted second time for a crime of this magnitude, it calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
• A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match, in Carmel.
• Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• One can teach their pet parrot to speak, but not to squawk.
• It is illegal to eat in the street in residential neighborhoods, and the only beverage you can drink on the beach is water in a clear plastic bottle, in Ocean City, New York.
• It is illegal for a father to call his son a "faggot" or "queer" to curb "girlie behavior" in Staten Island, New York.
• Homeless people may not start a fire in the park unless they intend to cook food, in Tonawanda.
• It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing."
• Jumping off the Empire State Building is illegal.
• New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.
• While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
• Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

... in North Carolina

• A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.
• All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden.
• Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited in Barber.
• Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times, in Charlotte.
• Before a man asks for a woman's hand in marriage, he must be "inspected by all the barnyard animals on the young woman's family's property, to ensure a harmonious farm life." in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• According to a state law, a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married, then they are legally considered as married.
• It is required that one must pay a property tax on their dog in Rocky Mount.

... in North Dakota

• You may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place, in Fargo.
• It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
• State law of North Dakota prohibits serving beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

... in Ohio

• A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him. However, a dog cannot bite a policeman to quiten him, even if he is a police dog.
• Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
• It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license in Cleveland.
• Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines in Clinton Country
• It is illegal to run out of gas in Ohio.
• It's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture, in Oxford, Ohio.
• It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police.
• All owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes.
• Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, to avoid men seeing the reflection of their underwear.
• You cannot eat a donut and walk backwards on a city street.

... in Oklahoma

• It is unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window according to a state law.
• Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
• Women are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
• It is illegal for children to use towels as capes and jump from houses pretending to be superman in Bromide.
• By law, a kiss can last for 3 minutes in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• It is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer, in Tulsa.

... in Oregon

• Anyone with a bad reputation is prohibited from distributing malt beverages, in Oregon.
• It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex.
• One may not box with a kangaroo, in Myrtle Creek.
• One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.

... in Pennsylvania

• All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.
• Men are banned from getting aroused in public in Allentown.
• Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
• Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
• "Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."
• It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
• Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
• No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
• It is illegal to sing in your bathtub.

... in Rhode Islands

• It is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday, in Providence, Rhode Island.
• It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even if it is never actually fought. The penalty is found guilty is imprisonment for one to seven years.
• It is legal to beat your wife on a Sunday morning on the steps of the state house.
• It is forbidden to eat watermelons in Magnolia Street cemetery in Spartanburg.

... in South Dakota

• Horses are not allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
• It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
• Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

... in Tennessee

• One is not allowed to drive while sleeping in Tennessee.
• It is illegal for a woman cannot call a man for a date.
• Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians, in Memphis.
• It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.
• When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming, in Lenoir City.
• Stealing a horse is punishable by hanging.

... in Texas

• One needs a 5 dollar permit before going barefoot.
• A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
• It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster, in Clarendon.
• It is illegal to raise alligators in your home, in Corpus Christie.
• It is illegal for kids to have unusual haircuts, in Mesquite, Texas.
• It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
• It is legal for the blind to go hunting as long as they have someone with them who isn't blind.
• It is legal for a husband to beat his wife as long as he uses something no bigger than his thumb.
• The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
• One can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times in Utah.

... in Utah

• The husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
• It is illegal not to drink milk.
• No one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin.
• Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches.

... in Vermont

• It was considered illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
• Residents are supposed to bathe every Saturday night in Barre.
• Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth \.
• Denying existence of God is considered illegal.

... in Virginia

• All bathtubs are to be kept out in yards and not inside the house in Virginia
• Children are not allowed to go trick or treat on Halloween.
• Driving without shoes is prohibited.
• It's against the law to tickle a girl under her chin with a feather duster in order to get her attention , in Newport.
• It is illegal to kick your wife out of bed, in Lebanon.
• It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps as long as it is before 8:00 pm, in Stafford Country.
• One cannot work on Sunday.

... in Washington

• "It shall be unlawful for a candidate for office or for nomination thereto whose name appears upon the ballot at any election to give to or purchase for another person, not a member of his or her family, any liquor in or upon any premises licensed by the state for the sale of any such liquor by the drink during the hours that the polls are open on the day of such election."
• If the honey one is eating in Seattle is a blend of honey from or more types of flowers, it's illegal for the honey to be labeled as having come from one type of flower.
• It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length, in Seattle.
• It's illegal to pretend you're the child of a rich person and entitled to his estate.
• It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.
• No one may set fire to another person's property without prior permission.
• One needs a license to sell condoms in Washington state.

... in West Virginia

• You are not allowed to walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash.
• Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present in West Virginia.
• One cannot fly a red flag in front of your house if one is disappointed in their Sheriff.
• It is unlawful for chickens to lay eggs before 8AM and after 4PM.
• One is not allowed to snooze on the train.

... in Wisconsin

• Car dealers cannot sell cars on Sunday
• Citizens are not allowed to murder enemies.
• It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.

... in Wyoming

• In Cheyenne, residents cannot take a shower on Wednesday.
• Women cannot stand within 5 feet of a bar while drinking.
• One is not allowed to take pictures of a rabbit during the month of June.

These are a few crazy laws in America. I hope you have enjoyed reading these funny laws in America. Make sure you are not breaking any law or you may be in for a penalty.