Stupid Laws » Iowa 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 A board was created to regulate among other things, hearing aids. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-board-was-created-to-regulate-among-other-things-hearing-aids/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-board-was-created-to-regulate-among-other-things-hearing-aids/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:29:30 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1535
  • A law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.
  • A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.
  • Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.
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  • A law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.
  • A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.
  • Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-board-was-created-to-regulate-among-other-things-hearing-aids/feed/ 0     A man with a mustache may never kiss a woman in public. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-with-a-mustache-may-never-kiss-a-woman-in-public/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-with-a-mustache-may-never-kiss-a-woman-in-public/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:28:14 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1523
  • It is considered an offense if a woman appears in public, unless accompanied by a male relative or guardian.
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • It is illegal to kiss on a train.
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  • It is considered an offense if a woman appears in public, unless accompanied by a male relative or guardian.
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • It is illegal to kiss on a train.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-with-a-mustache-may-never-kiss-a-woman-in-public/feed/ 0     All boxes used to pick hops must be exactly 36 inches long. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-boxes-used-to-pick-hops-must-be-exactly-36-inches-long/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-boxes-used-to-pick-hops-must-be-exactly-36-inches-long/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:30:34 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1545
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
  • It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.
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  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
  • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
  • It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-boxes-used-to-pick-hops-must-be-exactly-36-inches-long/feed/ 0     An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business. http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-owner-or-employee-of-an-establishment-in-iowa-that-sells-alcohol-cant-legally-consume-a-drink-there-after-closing-for-business/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-owner-or-employee-of-an-establishment-in-iowa-that-sells-alcohol-cant-legally-consume-a-drink-there-after-closing-for-business/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:30:48 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1547
  • Before a business may have a “going out of business sale”, they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.
  • During Octoberfest no person is ever legally drunk – no matter how much alcohol they have consumed.
  • It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.
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  • Before a business may have a “going out of business sale”, they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.
  • During Octoberfest no person is ever legally drunk – no matter how much alcohol they have consumed.
  • It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-owner-or-employee-of-an-establishment-in-iowa-that-sells-alcohol-cant-legally-consume-a-drink-there-after-closing-for-business/feed/ 0     Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”. http://www.stupidlaws.com/doctors-who-treat-a-person-with-gonorrhea-must-report-this-to-the-local-board-of-health-and-include-the-diseases-probable-origin/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/doctors-who-treat-a-person-with-gonorrhea-must-report-this-to-the-local-board-of-health-and-include-the-diseases-probable-origin/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:30:20 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1543
  • All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the apiary from which the bees came was free from contagious or infectious disease. -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)
  • Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
  • It is a violation of the local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
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  • All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the apiary from which the bees came was free from contagious or infectious disease. -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)
  • Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
  • It is a violation of the local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/doctors-who-treat-a-person-with-gonorrhea-must-report-this-to-the-local-board-of-health-and-include-the-diseases-probable-origin/feed/ 0     It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-violation-of-the-law-to-sell-or-distribute-drugs-or-narcotics-without-having-first-obtained-the-appropriate-iowa-drug-tax-stamp/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-violation-of-the-law-to-sell-or-distribute-drugs-or-narcotics-without-having-first-obtained-the-appropriate-iowa-drug-tax-stamp/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:28:03 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1521
  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • If you are with a friend when he gets busted for having drugs, you will be arrested for the same crime.
  • It is illegal to accept a gratuity or tip in Iowa.
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  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • If you are with a friend when he gets busted for having drugs, you will be arrested for the same crime.
  • It is illegal to accept a gratuity or tip in Iowa.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-violation-of-the-law-to-sell-or-distribute-drugs-or-narcotics-without-having-first-obtained-the-appropriate-iowa-drug-tax-stamp/feed/ 0     It is illegal to accept a gratuity or tip in Iowa. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-accept-a-gratuity-or-tip-in-iowa/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-accept-a-gratuity-or-tip-in-iowa/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:28:48 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1529
  • A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.
  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
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  • A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.
  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-accept-a-gratuity-or-tip-in-iowa/feed/ 0     It is illegal to hunt from an aircraft. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-hunt-from-an-aircraft/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-hunt-from-an-aircraft/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:30:08 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1541
  • It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
  • It is illegal to “seed or nucleate clouds by artificial means from a manned aircraft” to make it rain. (Rain making Control Act 1966)
  • It is illegal to hunt haggis between 1st April and 30th July.
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  • It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
  • It is illegal to “seed or nucleate clouds by artificial means from a manned aircraft” to make it rain. (Rain making Control Act 1966)
  • It is illegal to hunt haggis between 1st April and 30th July.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-hunt-from-an-aircraft/feed/ 0     Kisses may last for no more than five minutes. http://www.stupidlaws.com/kisses-may-last-for-no-more-than-five-minutes/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/kisses-may-last-for-no-more-than-five-minutes/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:28:24 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1525
  • A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
  • It is forbidden to run a Marathon in less than 3 hours 30 minutes.
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  • A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
  • It is forbidden to run a Marathon in less than 3 hours 30 minutes.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/kisses-may-last-for-no-more-than-five-minutes/feed/ 0     Ministers must obtain a permit to carry their liquor across state lines. http://www.stupidlaws.com/ministers-must-obtain-a-permit-to-carry-their-liquor-across-state-lines/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/ministers-must-obtain-a-permit-to-carry-their-liquor-across-state-lines/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:29:55 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1539
  • A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
  • A person must obtain a permit to spread rat poison.
  • All liquor stores must be run by the state.
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  • A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
  • A person must obtain a permit to spread rat poison.
  • All liquor stores must be run by the state.
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