Funny Laws

This article is dedicated to bringing you a compilation of some funny laws established in different parts of the world. Read them and you will know that law isn't always a serious affair...

As I said, laws aren't always a serious kind of affair. They can be terribly hilarious and strangely unbelievable. For instance, one law in Alabama says that it is considered illegal to blind fold a driver while he is driving. Well, isn't it is an obvious fact that of course a driver cannot be blind folded while he is driving! Well, if this law seemed strange or funny, then possibly you won't have any superlatives to describe the ones which I am going to put down in the following.

Funny Laws From Around the World

Here it goes...

In Sweden it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute. Prostitution is legal though.
Post 10 P.M. do not flush the toilet. It is illegal to do so in Switzerland.
Do not leave your house without your underwear, if your house is in Thailand. It is not legal.
You will die an illegal death, if you die in the House of Parliament in England.
While still in England be careful with a stamp that bears the image of the Queen. Placing it upside down is a punishable offense.
You cannot name a pig Napoleon in France.
It is not legitimate for men to make love to male animals in Lebanon. Female animals are allowed!
It was a punishable offense to be a homosexual during World War I.
Avoid chewing gum in Singapore. It too, is illegal!
In Milan, unless for funeral or in hospital, if you do not have a smile on your face in public, you would be fined $100.
Finland does not tolerate the cartoon of Donald Duck, as he does not wear any pants.

Funny Laws In the United States

Here are some well-known places in the US, which, apart from their attractions, are also known for their strange laws...

In Alaska

Here, it is illegal...

For moose to indulge in mating behavior on city streets.
To wake up a bear and get some snaps of it. You can hunt it though.
To whisper in a person's ear if he is moose hunting!
For a kangaroo to pay a visit to a barber shop at any time.
To tie one's pet dog to his/her car's roof.
To treat a moose with alcohol.
To roam the city while carrying bows and arrows.
For a drunk to be allowed to comb his hair in a bar.
To throw grenades on the street!
To put your dog in the back of your truck.

In California

Here it is illegal...

For any kind of animal to do "it" within a range of 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
To use a used underwear to wipe off cars.
To ride a bicycle in a swimming pool!
For anyone to wear cowboy boots unless he/she owns at least 2 cows.
For women to wear high heels while in the city limits.
To provide act or receive the favor of oral sex.
To serenade a woman without a license.
To cry while standing in the witness box in Los Angeles courts.
To keep a child from playing in puddles of water.
To serve alcoholic beverages to a gay person.

In Ohio

In Ohio it is illegal...

To get a fish drunk.
To kill a housefly without a license, if one is within a range of 160 feet of a church.
To breast feed in public.
For cars to scare horses.
To take mice into captivity without a hunting license.
To lean against a public building! If done, then fine is levied.
To sell cornflakes on Sunday.
To run out of gas.
For women to make a public appearance without shaving her face and legs.
To toss a snake at someone. You can shake the creature at someone though!

In Oklahoma

Weird laws in Oklahoma says it is illegal...

To molest an automobile.
For dogs without a license, to congregate in groups of three or more, on private property.
For anyone taking a bite out of hamburger of someone else.
To prolong a kiss for more than three minutes.
To indulge in pre-marital sex.
For anyone to make "ugly faces" at dogs. He/she may be fined and/or jailed.
For woman to indulge in a gambling game while only wearing lingerie, towel or when nude.
To have tattoos.
To go for whale watching.
To keep or put any hypnotized person in a display window.

Some More Funny Laws in the United States

Before I close this piece, you may like to have a look on some more hilarious and unbelievable weird laws in the USA. Beware, here, it is illegal to...

Indulge in sexual activity with Satan, without using a condom.
To make love on the wedding day, if the couple is hunting or fishing.
To make love with a live fish.
To make love with the lights on.
For a man to kiss a sleeping woman.
To mistreat rats.
Selling dead people for money, without license in Delaware.
To give false weather reports.
To make love with a porcupine in Florida.
For unmarried woman to parachute on Sundays.
To imitate an animal.
To shower naked, in Florida.
To indulge in any other sexual positions except the missionary one.

Funny laws or dumb laws, as the name suggests, are the ones that are attributed as trivial, useless, or unnecessary. And it can be inferred from the description above that the main characteristic feature of such laws is that they act against behavior or actions which are ordinary or mean no harm. If we go by the books, then dumb laws do exist. But most of them are an exaggeration of real laws or are based on concepts that are unrealistic, as you can understand from some of the laws cited above. But whether or not these laws are real, there is one question everyone has in his/her mind after knowing about them, "Why?"...

By Rajib Singha
Last Updated: 1/6/2012

Like This Article?

Follow:

Post Comment | View Comments

Your Comments:
Your Name: