Stupid Laws » Florida http://www.stupidlaws.com Browse and discuss the largest collection of dumb, crazy, and stupid laws covering the United States, England, Australia, Europe, Florida, California, Texas and many other countries and states. Stupid state laws, local law, and national laws. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • 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.
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  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • 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.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-50-fine-will-be-levied-on-anyone-who-allows-a-couch-to-sit-in-their-carport/feed/ 6     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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
  • In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
  • At the age of thirty unmarried women become the property of the state.
  • One may not camp in a wagon on any public highway or risk a fine of up to ten dollars.
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  • In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
  • At the age of thirty unmarried women become the property of the state.
  • One may not camp in a wagon on any public highway or risk a fine of up to ten dollars.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-law-prohibits-unmarried-women-from-parachuting-on-sunday-or-she-shall-risk-arrest-fine-andor-jailing/feed/ 1     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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
  • Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
  • The wearing of suspenders is prohibited by city ordinance. Women can be fined up to $500 – Men up to to $2000.
  • In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
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  • Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
  • The wearing of suspenders is prohibited by city ordinance. Women can be fined up to $500 – Men up to to $2000.
  • In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
    • ]]>     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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
  • Only two people may picket on a sidewalk at a time, and they must stay at least five feet apart at all times.
  • “Mardi Gras Beads” may not be thrown from a third story window.
  • Electric fences are banned.
    • ]]>     Seaside is a planned city that was intended to reflect 19th-century architecture. These stipulations are merely two among the many the city planners have devised that have led to the development of a city that looks somewhat like a Disney World resort.

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    1. Only two people may picket on a sidewalk at a time, and they must stay at least five feet apart at all times.
    2. “Mardi Gras Beads” may not be thrown from a third story window.
    3. Electric fences are banned.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-houses-much-have-white-picket-fences-and-full-width-two-story-porches/feed/ 2     Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor. http://www.stupidlaws.com/ambling-and-strolling-is-a-misdemeanor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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.
  • It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly.
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  • Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
  • It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly.
    • ]]>     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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
  • Town records may not be kept where liquor is sold.
  • Destroying a beer cask or bottle of another is illegal.
  • It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
    • ]]>     Sec. 6-2. Hours of sale.

    Alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed or served or
    permitted to be sold, consumed or served in any
    establishment within the city from 7:00 a.m. each day until
    2:00 a.m. the following day.

    (Code 1976, § 3-5; Ord. No. 606, § 1, 7-20-94)

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    2. Destroying a beer cask or bottle of another is illegal.
    3. It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/beer-may-not-be-sold-between-2-and-7am/feed/ 2     Chickens are considered a ‘protected species’. http://www.stupidlaws.com/chickens-are-considered-a-protected-species/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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 cannot keep your chickens with you in your hotel room.
  • 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 cannot keep your chickens with you in your hotel room.
  • 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/ 1     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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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 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.).
  • 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)
  • Citizens may not urinate or spit on the street. Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.
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  • 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.).
  • 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)
  • Citizens may not urinate or spit on the street. Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.
    • ]]>     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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
  • The land of 10,000 lakes declares mosquitos a public nuisance.
  • Doors of all public buildings must open outwards.
  • It is against the law to attempt to break any law in title 9 of the code (public peace, morals, and welfare).
    • ]]>     823.01 Nuisances; penalty.

    All nuisances that tend to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals are misdemeanors of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, except that a violation of s. 823.10 is a felony of the third degree.

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    1. The land of 10,000 lakes declares mosquitos a public nuisance.
    2. Doors of all public buildings must open outwards.
    3. It is against the law to attempt to break any law in title 9 of the code (public peace, morals, and welfare).

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/corrupting-the-public-morals-is-defined-as-a-nuisance-and-is-declared-a-misdemeanor-offense/feed/ 0     Destin law states that a cat that viciously chases passers-by is a “bad cat”. http://www.stupidlaws.com/destin-law-states-that-a-cat-that-viciously-chases-passers-by-is-a-bad-cat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=destin-law-states-that-a-cat-that-viciously-chases-passers-by-is-a-bad-cat http://www.stupidlaws.com/destin-law-states-that-a-cat-that-viciously-chases-passers-by-is-a-bad-cat/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:57:25 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2496
  • If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.
  • One may not place a dead bird on a neighbor’s lawn.
  • Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.
    • ]]>     Sec. 4-8. Bad dog; bad cat. (a) It shall be unlawful and a civil infraction for the owner or custodian of any dog or cat to permit it to bite, inflict injury upon, or otherwise attack a person or another animal without provocation. Any dog or cat which attacks and bites a person or another animal without provocation shall be deemed a “bad dog” or “bad cat” and the owner or custodian of such animal shall pay a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00). (b) It shall be unlawful and a civil infraction for any dog or cat, when unprovoked, to approach or chase any person in an apparent attitude of attack or in a vicious or terrorizing manner, such dog or cat shall be deemed a “bad dog” or “bad cat”. (Ord. No. 65.3, ยง 8, 3-19-90)

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    1. If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.
    2. One may not place a dead bird on a neighbor’s lawn.
    3. Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.

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