Stupid Laws in Missouri

A milk man may not run while on duty.

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Dancing is strictly prohibited.

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Four women may not rent an apartment together.

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Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.

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Hard objects may not be thrown by hand.

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Houses may not have lights on them that shine into the window of a neighbor’s house.

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If your are under the age of 21 and you have in your possession a empty beer bottle, you may be charged with illegal possession of alcohol.

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Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

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It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law).

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It is illegal to have oral sex.

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It is illegal to kill birds

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It is illegal to request for someone to “watch over” your parked car.

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It is not illegal to speed. (Repealed)

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It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants.

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It’s illegal to park your car with the engine on, on the bases that it might scare horses.

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It’s illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

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Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely.

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Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters.

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No person may have a “yard sale” in their front yard.

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No person may own a PVC pipe.

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One may not drink in a bar between 2:00 and 6:00 AM.

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One may not honk another’s horn.

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Salesmen are not allowed to peddle goods while sitting in the middle of the road, screaming at vehicles passing by.

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Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).

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

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