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I was reading the newspaper the other day and came across a few paragraphs about dumb laws, which referenced this website as a database of all things judicial and jovial.

To get things started, we'll go with Flori-duh, my home state. It is illegal to do the following (and yes, these are all real laws and statutes):

* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

* Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

* You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

* It is considered an offense to shower naked.

* No one may bring a pig with them to the beach [Miami Beach].

* It is illegal to drive over graves in a cemetery [in Destin, FL].
 
In Indiana, guys can't get sexually aroused in public.
So wouldn't strip clubs be dens of illegal activity, then?
 
Yes it is, thank God.
At least I think that's how it works. Maybe not in Kentucky or Tennessee, sure, but I hope the rest of the country is like that. (is joking)
EDIT: Sexual relations with a porcupine?
...Ouch.
 
Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma. And until a couple of years ago, cockfighting was still legal.

Found some great ones for Oklahoma on the site Barb referenced:

- Whaling is illegal. (for anyone unaware, Oklahoma is a landlocked state)
- Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
- People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
- Oral sex is a misdemeanor and is punisable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
- Cars must be tethered outside of public buildings.
- It is illegal to cause "annoying vibrations" in the city limits.
- Molesting an automobile is illegal. (ironically it's in Clinton, Oklahoma)
- It is unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.
- Women may not gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel.
- Elephants are not to be taken into the downtown area.
 
I think that particular law was enacted solely for the benefit of the porcupines. Oh, and it's also illegal to molest a Key deer.

And,yes, for the most part sexual relations with any animal is considered illegal in pretty much every state and probably every nation of the world as well.
 
Texas:
When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

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 drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.(in Lubbock, where I live)
 
Australian laws:

Lawmakers are proposing a new law that will not allow anyone to come closer than 100 meters from a dead whale's carcass.

A life sentence is 25 years.

Children may not purchase cigarettes, but they may smoke them.

You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.

It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burgular.

It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.

Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, a modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the, ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12,000 fine. -Telecommunications Act 1991.

Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.
 
Roses Ablaze said:
Isn't it illegal to have sexual relations with any animal?
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Not in Washington *COUGH*

Dumb Arkansas Laws....err They have some dumb ones!

*It is illegal to kill "any living creature". (It's illegal neway!)

*It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.

*No one may “suddenly start or stop” their car at a McDonald’s.

*Honking one’s car horn at a sandwich shop after 9 PM is against the law.

This is why no one respects Arkansas, That and Bill Clinton!
 
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in daytona beach which is an hour and 45 min from me here a dumb one Owning a flower pot with water in it that isn't capable of draining is considered a public nuisance. or in Destin.
If you notice an ice-cream man attempting to sell his cold concoctions in a cemetery, call the police immediately, for that is illegal.
 
Persons may be placed in jail for up to five years for shooting a hole in a penny.
 
New Jersey's dumb laws aren't as funny as the ones you guys posted, but here goes anyway.

~If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
~You may not slurp your soup.
~Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street. (in that case, they have obviously not been to Cape May)
~No street-side trees may be planted that "obscure the air". (only applies to Blairstown)
~You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue. (only applies to Caldwell)
~It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat. (only applies to Elizabeth)
~Cross-dressing is illegal. (only applies to Haddon)
~No one may annoy someone of the opposite sex. (same for this one)
~There will be no boiling of bones on the property. (Sea Isle City)
~It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo. (Manville)
 
GrnMarvl13 said:
Tattooing is illegal in Oklahoma. And until a couple of years ago, cockfighting was still legal.

Found some great ones for Oklahoma on the site Barb referenced:

- Whaling is illegal. (for anyone unaware, Oklahoma is a landlocked state)
- Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
- People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
- Oral sex is a misdemeanor and is punisable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
- Cars must be tethered outside of public buildings.
- It is illegal to cause "annoying vibrations" in the city limits.
- Molesting an automobile is illegal. (ironically it's in Clinton, Oklahoma)
- It is unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.
- Women may not gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel.
- Elephants are not to be taken into the downtown area.
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I live in Oklahoma XD

- Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
 
That site is a bit cretinous at times.

For example, they seem to find THIS law dumb :

"It is illegal to turn right on a red light at any time."

Obviously, they never tried crossing a street on foot. Cars drivers seems to think they own the road, and that people on foot have no right to be anywhere on it, even if just crossing.

So the above law is far from dumb. If anything, it needs to be MORE, not LESS common (sadly, it's going the other way because Cars rule all in North America)
 
I wonder if that is also from Florida. Pedestrians and bike riders are on the endangered species list here; drivers view them as targets rather than humans.
 
You're lucky if they're being hunted in your state. In Oklahoma pedestrians are suicidal half the time (on a two-lane street where people do 50 LEGALLY...they walk and/or bike IN the street...even though there's nice grass to walk on).

And Toto...why am I both surprised and NOT surprised that you're from Oklahoma?
 
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