Stupid Laws » Florida http://www.stupidlaws.com We have a huge collection of stupid, dumb, and crazy laws from the United States, individual states, and many other countries. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 # Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner’s expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited. http://www.stupidlaws.com/-sec/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/-sec/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:48:04 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2456
  • Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense.
  • Model airplanes may be flown so long as they stay on either private property or city property adjacent to the county morgue.
  • Mosquitoes are decreed a public nuisance
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  • Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense.
  • Model airplanes may be flown so long as they stay on either private property or city property adjacent to the county morgue.
  • Mosquitoes are decreed a public nuisance
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/-sec/feed/ 0     A $50 fine will be levied on anyone who allows a couch to sit in their carport. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-50-fine-will-be-levied-on-anyone-who-allows-a-couch-to-sit-in-their-carport/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-50-fine-will-be-levied-on-anyone-who-allows-a-couch-to-sit-in-their-carport/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:54:52 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2488
  • 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.
  • A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
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  • 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.
  • A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-50-fine-will-be-levied-on-anyone-who-allows-a-couch-to-sit-in-their-carport/feed/ 3     A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-law-prohibits-unmarried-women-from-parachuting-on-sunday-or-she-shall-risk-arrest-fine-andor-jailing/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-law-prohibits-unmarried-women-from-parachuting-on-sunday-or-she-shall-risk-arrest-fine-andor-jailing/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:00:19 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1336
  • 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.
  • All persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.
  • At the age of thirty unmarried women become the property of the state.
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  • 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.
  • All persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.
  • At the age of thirty unmarried women become the property of the state.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-law-prohibits-unmarried-women-from-parachuting-on-sunday-or-she-shall-risk-arrest-fine-andor-jailing/feed/ 0     A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-women-can-be-fined-only-after-death-for-being-electrocuted-in-a-bath-tub-because-of-using-self-beautification-utensils/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-women-can-be-fined-only-after-death-for-being-electrocuted-in-a-bath-tub-because-of-using-self-beautification-utensils/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:51:13 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2470
  • Alligators may not be kept in bath tubs.
  • In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
  • It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
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  • Alligators may not be kept in bath tubs.
  • In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
  • It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-women-can-be-fined-only-after-death-for-being-electrocuted-in-a-bath-tub-because-of-using-self-beautification-utensils/feed/ 0     All houses much have white picket fences and full-width, two-story porches. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-houses-much-have-white-picket-fences-and-full-width-two-story-porches/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-houses-much-have-white-picket-fences-and-full-width-two-story-porches/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:04:14 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2526
  • Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.
  • Couches may not be placed on outside porches.
  • It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
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  • Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.
  • Couches may not be placed on outside porches.
  • It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-houses-much-have-white-picket-fences-and-full-width-two-story-porches/feed/ 0     Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor. http://www.stupidlaws.com/ambling-and-strolling-is-a-misdemeanor/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/ambling-and-strolling-is-a-misdemeanor/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:49:09 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2462
  • Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
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  • Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/ambling-and-strolling-is-a-misdemeanor/feed/ 0     Beer may not be sold between 2 and 7am. http://www.stupidlaws.com/beer-may-not-be-sold-between-2-and-7am/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/beer-may-not-be-sold-between-2-and-7am/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:03:30 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2522
  • Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.
  • Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.
  • No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)
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  • Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.
  • Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.
  • No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/beer-may-not-be-sold-between-2-and-7am/feed/ 0     Chickens are considered a ‘protected species’. http://www.stupidlaws.com/chickens-are-considered-a-protected-species/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/chickens-are-considered-a-protected-species/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:33 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2466
  • Residents may not own chickens, but may own up to three turkeys.
  • You can’t buy or sell chickens after sundown without the sheriff’s permission.
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  • Residents may not own chickens, but may own up to three turkeys.
  • You can’t buy or sell chickens after sundown without the sheriff’s permission.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/chickens-are-considered-a-protected-species/feed/ 0     Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person. http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-be-caught-downtown-without-at-least-10-dollars-on-their-person/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-be-caught-downtown-without-at-least-10-dollars-on-their-person/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:51:53 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2474
  • Any person who appears on any highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.” – KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)
  • Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.
  • Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in connection withany religious service or gathering shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). -KRS 437.060 (Passed 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1267a-1.).
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  • Any person who appears on any highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.” – KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)
  • Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.
  • Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in connection withany religious service or gathering shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). -KRS 437.060 (Passed 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1267a-1.).
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-be-caught-downtown-without-at-least-10-dollars-on-their-person/feed/ 0     Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense. http://www.stupidlaws.com/corrupting-the-public-morals-is-defined-as-a-nuisance-and-is-declared-a-misdemeanor-offense/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/corrupting-the-public-morals-is-defined-as-a-nuisance-and-is-declared-a-misdemeanor-offense/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:01:41 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1346
  • # Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner’s expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
  • Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.
  • Mosquitoes are decreed a public nuisance
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  • # Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner’s expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
  • Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.
  • Mosquitoes are decreed a public nuisance
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