Dumb Laws!

[Nilly_Chipples]

Ok just to let you all know ... I think I might have to change the name of this from Free -Range (off topic) to lil_amb's pasture LOL


Anyways here are soem pretty funny DUMB LAWS I found . Have a giggle :D

Law:It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Country: USA
State: Alabama


Citation: Section 32-5A-53

Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism.

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons as to obstruct the
view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with
his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. (Acts 1980, No. 80-434, p. 604, §11-104.)

[Nilly_Chipples]

Good Ol' Illinois , ya right


Law: All businesses entering into contracts with the city must sift through their records and report any business they had dealing with slaves during the era of slavery.
Country: USA
State: Illinois
City: Chicago

Citation: Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance

(Source: Downey, Sarah. Slavery Disclosure Time. Newsweek. January 27, 2003.)

[Nilly_Chipples]

Law: A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.
Country: USA
State: West Virginia


Citation: §61-2-24. Taunting for nonparticipation in duel; penalty.

If any person post another, or in writing or in print use any reproachful or contemptuous language to or concerning another, for not fighting a duel, or for not sending or accepting a challenge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months, or fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.

[Cassavus]

Alabama


It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.



California


Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
Bathhouses are against the law.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Women may not drive in a house coat.



Florida


Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.

[Cassavus]

New York


A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.


Ohio


It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.


Texas


It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
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.
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

[Nilly_Chipples]

what were they thinkin?:eek:

[Exodus]

You can only have one child per family in China. That's jsut pathetic. I think that's wrong. Especially the part where you'd have to choose one if you have multiple babies and the other one you diidn't choose has to die. THat's sick.

[Nilly_Chipples]

thats horrible, I'd run away . :(

[Yoda]

its bad but has to happen kinda... China is overly populated. They will overflow... errr lol

[Wobbel]

Wacky Laws (http://www.members.tripod.com/~Kellovision/wacky.htm)

A whole site, filled with "stupid" laws

Only in America !

:laugh: :Poop:

A few : Long Beach - any female attending a dance "must be found wearing a corset. A physician is required to inspect each female at the dance."

Clawson – there is a law that states that "it is legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens."

Marshalltown - it is illegal for horses to eat fire hydrants.

[Nilly_Chipples]

:coolio:

Yep ...only in America. And pssst Wobbel,,,, there are like millions of these stupid laws. he he he

[Thedirtysailor]

Here's a few dumb Canadian laws;


It is illegal to kill a sick person by frightening them.

It is illegal for citizens to remove bandages in public.

It is illegal to send a letter or a telegram threatening a bird.

In B.C. it is illegal to kill a sasquatch(Bigfoot).

In Alberta it is illegal to paint wooden legs.

In Alberta when released from prison it is required that you be given a handgun with bullets and a horse so you may ride out of town.

In Toronto, Ont. it's illegal to drag a dead horse down Yonge Street on a Sunday.


Geez, it's a good thing I looked these up I had a Sasquatch hunting trip all planned for the next long weekend.

"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made."- Otto von Bismark

[Cassavus]

Originally posted by Thedirtysailor
In Alberta when released from prison it is required that you be given a handgun with bullets and a horse so you may ride out of town.

That's just crazy!

[Thedirtysailor]

Who ever said Canadians were a sane bunch? Could be all that Muktuk and polar bear sausage we ingest on a daily basis that's having an adverse affect on our thought patterns."There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."- Frank Zappa

[Project-Buckfast]

France



Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of music on the radio must be by French artists.
It is Illegal to kiss on railways in France
No pig may be addressed as Napoleon by it's owner


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