Stupid Laws in Maryland

A law from the early 1900′s prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.

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Alcohol beverage writers are to be certified as experts by an agency of the state before they can receive product samples, which it limits to three bottles per brand.

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Citizens may not swim in the public fountains within the city limits.

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It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt.

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It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.

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It is illegal to mistreat oysters.

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It is illegal to remove a public building

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It is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only “in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises.”

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It is illegal to use profane language on a playground.

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It is illegal to wash or scrub sinks no matter how dirty they get.

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It is necessary to document any services performed by a jackass.

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It’s illegal to play professional croquet before 2 p.m. Sunday.

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It’s illegal to take a lion to the movies.

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It’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.

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Kisses longer than one second are illegal.

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Knocking stones into a public park is prohibited.

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Men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.

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No person who is a “tramp” or “vagrant” shall loiter in any park at any time.

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Oral sex can not be given or received anywhere.

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Persons may not swear while on the highway.

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t’s illegal to block the sidewalk with a box. To do so will account for a 1$ fine.

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Thistles may not grow in one’s yard.

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Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.

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Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.

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You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25 foot satellite dish.

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