Weird Laws

OK let's take a look at something different today.

This is especially important information if you travel, so pay close attention.


Check out these weird laws right here in the United States:


Pacific Grove, California - It causes a misdemeanor if you kill or threaten a butterfly.

Ventura County, California - Cats or dogs can't have sex without a permit.

Sarasota, Florida - It is illegal to wear swimwear while singing in a public place.

Chicago, Illinois - A hat pin is considered a concealed weapon.

Michigan - It is illegal for a woman to cut her hair without her husband's consent.

Minnesota - It is illegal to mock skunks.

Brainerd, Minnesota - Every man must grow a beard.

Ohio - It is illegal to sell beer while wearing a Santa Claus suit, even if you are a dog.

Seattle, Washington - It is illegal to sell lollipops. Suckers are fine.

Virginia - All bathtubs must be outside, not in the house.

Cleveland, Ohio - It is illegal to capture mice without a hunting license.

Arizona - It is illegal to hunt camels.

Kentucky - It is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.

Louisana - It is illegal to rob a bank, and then shoot the teller with a water pistol.

Indiana - It is prohibited to bathe in the winter.

Kentucky - You must take a bath at least once a year.

Alaska - It is illegal to look at a moose from a flying vehicle.

Atlanta, Georgia - is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

Idaho - It is forbidden by law for one citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.

New York State - It is illegal to shoot a rabbit from a trolley car.

New Jersey - It is illegal to slurp soup.

Arkansas - A man is allowed to beat his wife, but no more than once a month.

Chicago, Illinois - It is illegal for a woman that weighs 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.

Miami, Florida - It is illegal for a man to wear a strapless gown.

Mesquite, Texas - It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

Connecticut - It is illegal to walk across the street on your hands.

North Carolina - You cannot sell cotton lint or cotton seed at night.

New York - It is illegal to do anything against the law.

Hartford, Connecticut - It is illegal to plant a tree in the street.

Christiansburg, Virginia - It is illegal to spit.

Provincetown, Massachusetts - it's illegal to sell suntan oil until after noon on Sunday.

San Fransisco - It is illegal to beat a rug in front of your house.

Kentucky - It is illegal for a woman to appear in a bathing suit on a highway unless she is:
A) escorted by at least two police officers.
B) armed with a club.
C) lighter than 90 pounds or more than 200 pounds

Maryland - It's illegal to play Randy Newman's "Short People" on the radio.

New Hampshire - It is illegal to dye margerine pink.

Seattle, Washington - Women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic 6 months in jail.

Texas - It is illegal to milk another person's cow.


Just remember we elect the people that make these laws, so what does that tell you?

See you back here tomorrow and remember this:

"That 'this government of the people, by the people, and for the people' shall live always."

"That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number."