Stupid laws still on the books

[zuben el genub]

In Photos: The Most Ridiculous Laws in America | Raw File | WIRED

It was illegal to shoot rabbits from the 3rd Ave. El. Still is.

 

[dan330]

very silly.. and I would love to hear some of the history behind these ridiculous laws...how, why, and how did it???

 

[SiempreTuna]

Is the ban on same-sex marriage on the list?

 

[zuben el genub]

Is the ban on same-sex marriage on the list?

No, but some practices between consenting adult couples are in some states.

 

[nickdalzell]

I'd still like to know the origin of the law against whale hunting in Ohio myself.

 

[zuben el genub]

Parts of Ohio once belonged to eastern states after the Revolutionary War.

New England was a whaling province so the laws came with the new settlers.

Norwalk: Map, History from Answers.com

Norwalk, Ohio was named for Norwalk, CT.

 

[Unforgiven]

In Massachusetts it is still legal to have a duel on Boston Common so long as the Governor is present (well, the last time I checked it was).

Dumb Laws, Stupid Laws: We have weird laws, strange laws, and just plain crazy laws!

 

[jhawkkw]

NY has some really dumb ones. This one is my favorite:

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

 

[zuben el genub]

The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.


Denver, Colorado



is there an app to teach a dog to read?

 

[mrex]

if you find any, let me now and I try it with my dog.

 

[Kaat72]

Perfect input for Monty Python sketches

 

[Unforgiven]

My favorite in Rhode Island

Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.

:rofl:

 

[Kaat72]

Louisiana:
"It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza deliveryman to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing."

 

[Unforgiven]

Louisiana:
"It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza deliveryman to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing."

Is that a per pizza fine or per delivery. It's just no fun only sending a single pizza. It takes real skill to opt for the highest number of pies you can have delivered without setting off alarms at the pizza shop.

 

[lunatic59]

My favorite in Rhode Island

Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.

:rofl:

Uh-oh.

 

[Kaat72]

Vermont:
"Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth."

Utah:
"No one may have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call."

Ooh ooh and this:
Utah:
"It is forbidden to cause a catastrophy."

 

[huh]

It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets in Michigan.

 

[bjacks12]

As late as 1972 it was still legal to kill members of my faith(Mormons) in Missouri.

 

[Revenant Ghost]

Interracial marriage was illegal in the state of Tennessee until June 1967.