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Alabama
• In Jasper, it is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
• It is illegal to play Dominos on Sunday.
• It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
• Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Alaska
• In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
• While it is legal to shoot bears, waking sleeping bears for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Arizona
• In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
• In Globe, it is illegal to play cards in the street with a Native American.
• In Glendale, it is illegal to drive a car in reverse.
• In Nogales, it is illegal to wear suspenders.
Arkansas
• A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
• In Fayetteville, it is illegal to kill ``any living creature.''
• Schoolteachers who bob their hair may forfeit their pay raises.
• Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
California
• In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
• In Pacific Grove, ``molesting'' butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
• In Pasadena, it is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
• It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
• In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
• In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.
Colorado
• In Durango, it is illegal to go out in public dressed in clothing ``unbecoming'' one's sex.
• In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
• In Pueblo, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits.
Connecticut
• In Hartford, it is illegal to educate a dog.
• It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
• In New Britain, the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 m.p.h., even when going to a fire.
• In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
Delaware
• In Lewes, it is illegal to wear pants that are ``form-fitting'' around the waist.
• Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.
• It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
Florida
• In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
• Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
• In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
• In the State of Florida, common law prohibits sexual intercourse unless it is in the missionary position.
Georgia
• All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work on public roads.
• In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
• In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
• It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.
Hawaii
• It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.
• It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.
Idaho
• In Pocatello, ``the carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view.''
• Also in Pocatello, ``It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect unfavorably upon the city's reputation.''
• Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.
Illinois
• In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to the point of being ``an unsightly or disgusting object'' are banned from going out in public.
• In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.
• In Chicago, it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
• According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is ``American.''
• In Guernee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
• In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.
• In Joliet, it is illegal to try on more than three dresses in one store.
Indiana
• Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
• In Gary, it is illegal to attend the theater within four hours of eating garlic.
• The Stepford Wives is banned in Warsaw.
Iowa
• State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.
• In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before attending a fire.
Kansas
• It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie a la mode on Sundays.
• In Wichita, a man's mistreatment of his mother-in-law may not be used as grounds for divorce.
• In Wichita, it is illegal to carry a concealed bean snapper.
• In Lang, it is illegal to ride a mule down Main Street in August, unless the animal is wearing a straw hat.
• In Natoma, it is illegal to throw a knife at anyone wearing a striped shirt.
Kentucky
• It is illegal for a woman to appear in a bathing suit on a highway unless she is: escorted by at least two police officers; armed with a club; or lighter than 90 pounds or heavier than 200 pounds. The ordinance also specifically exempts female horses from such restrictions.
• State law stipulates that a person is considered sober until he or she ``cannot hold onto the ground.''
• It is illegal to remarry the same man four times.
• In Hardinsburg, there is an ordinance which states "No boats may be rowed down Main Street". This statute is punishable by a $10 fine, or ten days in jail. (This law was submitted by Jason L Newton, who states the law originated as the result of a huge flood in 1937).
Louisiana
• In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red lights.
• It is considered ``simple assault'' to bite someone in New Orleans; it is ``aggravated assault'' if the biter has false teeth.
• It is against the law to gargle in public.
Maine
• In Portland, it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with feather dusters.
• The most money one can legally win gambling is three dollars.
• In Rumford, it is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord.
• In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.
Maryland
• In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.
• Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2 for each offense.
• In Halethorpe, it is illegal to kiss for more than one second.
• It's illegal to mistreat oysters.
• It's illegal to play Randy Newman's ``Short People'' on the radio.
Massachusetts
• In Salem, even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms.
• It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
• North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying ``space guns.''
• State legislation forbids dueling with water pistols.
• In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
• In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.
Michigan
• In Clawson, it is legal for a farmer to ``sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.''
• A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
• In Detroit, it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is parked on your property.
• In Detroit, it is illegal to ``ogle'' a woman from a moving car.
• In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 m.p.h.
• Under state law, dentists are officially classified as ``mechanics.''
Minnesota
• Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus.
• In Minneapolis, double-parkers can be put on a chain gang.
• Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
• It's illegal to tease skunks.
• It illegal to hang men's and women's underwear side by side on the clothesline.
Mississippi
• It is still legal to kill one's ``servant.''
• In Truro, a would-be groom must ``prove himself manly'' prior to marriage by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.
Missouri
• In Saco, women are forbidden from wearing hats that ``might frighten timid persons, children or animals.''
• In St. Louis, it is illegal for an on-duty firefighter to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown; in order to be rescued, a woman must be fully dressed.
• While children may purchase shotguns in Kansas City, they are not allowed to buy toy cap guns.
• Missouri considers drunkenness an ``inalienable right.''
Montana
• It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
• It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.
• In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.
Nebraska
• It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
• In Waterloo, barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7am and 7pm.
• In Omaha, barbers are forbidden from shaving their customers' chests.
• If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
• It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
Nevada
• In Nyala, a man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.
• It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
• In Eureka, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
• Everyone walking on the streets of Elko is required to wear a mask.
New Hampshire
• It is illegal to sell the clothes one is wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
• It is illegal to check into a hotel under an assumed name.
New Jersey
• It is against the law to ``frown'' at a police officer.
• In Newark, it is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.
• It is illegal to slurp soup.
• In Trenton, it is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.
• In Jasper, it is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
• It is illegal to play Dominos on Sunday.
• It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
• Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Alaska
• In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
• While it is legal to shoot bears, waking sleeping bears for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Arizona
• In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
• In Globe, it is illegal to play cards in the street with a Native American.
• In Glendale, it is illegal to drive a car in reverse.
• In Nogales, it is illegal to wear suspenders.
Arkansas
• A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
• In Fayetteville, it is illegal to kill ``any living creature.''
• Schoolteachers who bob their hair may forfeit their pay raises.
• Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
California
• In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
• In Pacific Grove, ``molesting'' butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
• In Pasadena, it is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
• It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
• In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
• In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.
Colorado
• In Durango, it is illegal to go out in public dressed in clothing ``unbecoming'' one's sex.
• In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
• In Pueblo, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits.
Connecticut
• In Hartford, it is illegal to educate a dog.
• It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
• In New Britain, the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 m.p.h., even when going to a fire.
• In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
Delaware
• In Lewes, it is illegal to wear pants that are ``form-fitting'' around the waist.
• Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.
• It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
Florida
• In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
• Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
• In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
• In the State of Florida, common law prohibits sexual intercourse unless it is in the missionary position.
Georgia
• All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work on public roads.
• In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
• In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
• It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.
Hawaii
• It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.
• It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.
Idaho
• In Pocatello, ``the carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view.''
• Also in Pocatello, ``It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect unfavorably upon the city's reputation.''
• Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.
Illinois
• In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to the point of being ``an unsightly or disgusting object'' are banned from going out in public.
• In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.
• In Chicago, it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
• According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is ``American.''
• In Guernee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
• In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.
• In Joliet, it is illegal to try on more than three dresses in one store.
Indiana
• Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
• In Gary, it is illegal to attend the theater within four hours of eating garlic.
• The Stepford Wives is banned in Warsaw.
Iowa
• State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.
• In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before attending a fire.
Kansas
• It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie a la mode on Sundays.
• In Wichita, a man's mistreatment of his mother-in-law may not be used as grounds for divorce.
• In Wichita, it is illegal to carry a concealed bean snapper.
• In Lang, it is illegal to ride a mule down Main Street in August, unless the animal is wearing a straw hat.
• In Natoma, it is illegal to throw a knife at anyone wearing a striped shirt.
Kentucky
• It is illegal for a woman to appear in a bathing suit on a highway unless she is: escorted by at least two police officers; armed with a club; or lighter than 90 pounds or heavier than 200 pounds. The ordinance also specifically exempts female horses from such restrictions.
• State law stipulates that a person is considered sober until he or she ``cannot hold onto the ground.''
• It is illegal to remarry the same man four times.
• In Hardinsburg, there is an ordinance which states "No boats may be rowed down Main Street". This statute is punishable by a $10 fine, or ten days in jail. (This law was submitted by Jason L Newton, who states the law originated as the result of a huge flood in 1937).
Louisiana
• In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red lights.
• It is considered ``simple assault'' to bite someone in New Orleans; it is ``aggravated assault'' if the biter has false teeth.
• It is against the law to gargle in public.
Maine
• In Portland, it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with feather dusters.
• The most money one can legally win gambling is three dollars.
• In Rumford, it is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord.
• In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.
Maryland
• In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.
• Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2 for each offense.
• In Halethorpe, it is illegal to kiss for more than one second.
• It's illegal to mistreat oysters.
• It's illegal to play Randy Newman's ``Short People'' on the radio.
Massachusetts
• In Salem, even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms.
• It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
• North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying ``space guns.''
• State legislation forbids dueling with water pistols.
• In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
• In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.
Michigan
• In Clawson, it is legal for a farmer to ``sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.''
• A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
• In Detroit, it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is parked on your property.
• In Detroit, it is illegal to ``ogle'' a woman from a moving car.
• In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 m.p.h.
• Under state law, dentists are officially classified as ``mechanics.''
Minnesota
• Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus.
• In Minneapolis, double-parkers can be put on a chain gang.
• Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
• It's illegal to tease skunks.
• It illegal to hang men's and women's underwear side by side on the clothesline.
Mississippi
• It is still legal to kill one's ``servant.''
• In Truro, a would-be groom must ``prove himself manly'' prior to marriage by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.
Missouri
• In Saco, women are forbidden from wearing hats that ``might frighten timid persons, children or animals.''
• In St. Louis, it is illegal for an on-duty firefighter to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown; in order to be rescued, a woman must be fully dressed.
• While children may purchase shotguns in Kansas City, they are not allowed to buy toy cap guns.
• Missouri considers drunkenness an ``inalienable right.''
Montana
• It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
• It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.
• In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.
Nebraska
• It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
• In Waterloo, barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7am and 7pm.
• In Omaha, barbers are forbidden from shaving their customers' chests.
• If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
• It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
Nevada
• In Nyala, a man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.
• It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
• In Eureka, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
• Everyone walking on the streets of Elko is required to wear a mask.
New Hampshire
• It is illegal to sell the clothes one is wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
• It is illegal to check into a hotel under an assumed name.
New Jersey
• It is against the law to ``frown'' at a police officer.
• In Newark, it is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.
• It is illegal to slurp soup.
• In Trenton, it is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.