Stupid Laws » Louisiana 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 law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-was-passed-with-the-specific-intent-of-stating-the-punishment-for-stealing-crayfish/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-was-passed-with-the-specific-intent-of-stating-the-punishment-for-stealing-crayfish/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:45:00 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1614
  • A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
  • 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 -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)
  • It is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter.
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  • A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
  • 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 -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)
  • It is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-was-passed-with-the-specific-intent-of-stating-the-punishment-for-stealing-crayfish/feed/ 0     Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault.” http://www.stupidlaws.com/biting-someone-with-your-natural-teeth-is-simple-assault-while-biting-someone-with-your-false-teeth-is-aggravated-assault/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/biting-someone-with-your-natural-teeth-is-simple-assault-while-biting-someone-with-your-false-teeth-is-aggravated-assault/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:42:37 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1604
  • A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)
  • Boxing matches that allow biting are not allowed.
  • One could land in jail for up to a year for making a false promise.
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  • A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)
  • Boxing matches that allow biting are not allowed.
  • One could land in jail for up to a year for making a false promise.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/biting-someone-with-your-natural-teeth-is-simple-assault-while-biting-someone-with-your-false-teeth-is-aggravated-assault/feed/ 0     Every time a person is seriously burned, he must report the injury to the fire marshal. http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-time-a-person-is-seriously-burned-he-must-report-the-injury-to-the-fire-marshal/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-time-a-person-is-seriously-burned-he-must-report-the-injury-to-the-fire-marshal/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:46:54 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1639
  • Crosses may be burned on someone else’s property, so long as you have their permission.
  • Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.
  • It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
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  • Crosses may be burned on someone else’s property, so long as you have their permission.
  • Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.
  • It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-time-a-person-is-seriously-burned-he-must-report-the-injury-to-the-fire-marshal/feed/ 0     It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-500-fine-to-instruct-a-pizza-delivery-man-to-deliver-a-pizza-to-your-friend-without-them-knowing/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-500-fine-to-instruct-a-pizza-delivery-man-to-deliver-a-pizza-to-your-friend-without-them-knowing/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:45:22 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1619
  • A person can be sent to jail for five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a gift to a friend in Kentucky.
  • If you are with a friend when he gets busted for having drugs, you will be arrested for the same crime.
  • It is unlawful to deliver diapers on Sunday
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  • A person can be sent to jail for five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a gift to a friend in Kentucky.
  • If you are with a friend when he gets busted for having drugs, you will be arrested for the same crime.
  • It is unlawful to deliver diapers on Sunday
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-500-fine-to-instruct-a-pizza-delivery-man-to-deliver-a-pizza-to-your-friend-without-them-knowing/feed/ 0     It is illegal to gargle in public places. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-gargle-in-public-places/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-gargle-in-public-places/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:42:16 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1600
  • Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.
  • Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
  • It is against the law to feed animals in public places.
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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.
  • Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
  • It is against the law to feed animals in public places.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-gargle-in-public-places/feed/ 0     It is illegal to gargle in public places. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-gargle-in-public-places/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-gargle-in-public-places/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:45:48 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1625
  • Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.
  • Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
  • It is against the law to feed animals in public places.
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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.
  • Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
  • It is against the law to feed animals in public places.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-gargle-in-public-places/feed/ 0     It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-rob-a-bank-and-then-shoot-at-the-bank-teller-with-a-water-pistol/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-rob-a-bank-and-then-shoot-at-the-bank-teller-with-a-water-pistol/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:42:28 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1602
  • If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city’s water to water it.
  • If robbing a bank, shooting at the teller with a water gun is prohibited.
  • It is illegal to eat ice-cream on Bank Street on a Sunday.
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  • If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city’s water to water it.
  • If robbing a bank, shooting at the teller with a water gun is prohibited.
  • It is illegal to eat ice-cream on Bank Street on a Sunday.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-rob-a-bank-and-then-shoot-at-the-bank-teller-with-a-water-pistol/feed/ 0     It is illegal to shoot lasers at police officers. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-shoot-lasers-at-police-officers/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-shoot-lasers-at-police-officers/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:45:58 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1627
  • If police officers suspect a couple is having sex inside a vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before they approach the scene.
  • It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
  • It is illegal to take photos of police officers or police vehicles, even if they are just in the background.
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  • If police officers suspect a couple is having sex inside a vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before they approach the scene.
  • It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
  • It is illegal to take photos of police officers or police vehicles, even if they are just in the background.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-shoot-lasers-at-police-officers/feed/ 0     It is illegal to steal a “movable” even if it classified as an “immovable”. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-steal-a-movable-even-if-it-classified-as-an-immovable/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-steal-a-movable-even-if-it-classified-as-an-immovable/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:46:21 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1632
  • Committing suicide is classified as a capital offense.
  • Persons classified as “ugly” may not walk down any street.
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  • Committing suicide is classified as a capital offense.
  • Persons classified as “ugly” may not walk down any street.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-steal-a-movable-even-if-it-classified-as-an-immovable/feed/ 0     One could land in jail for up to a year for making a false promise. http://www.stupidlaws.com/one-could-land-in-jail-for-up-to-a-year-for-making-a-false-promise/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/one-could-land-in-jail-for-up-to-a-year-for-making-a-false-promise/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:46:40 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1637
  • A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.
  • If one is drunk in a mine, he or she could land in jail for up to a year.
  • One could possibly land in jail for 20 years upon urinating in the city’s water supply.
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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.
  • If one is drunk in a mine, he or she could land in jail for up to a year.
  • One could possibly land in jail for 20 years upon urinating in the city’s water supply.
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