Stupid Laws » Ohio 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 policeman may bite a dog to quiet him. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-policeman-may-bite-a-dog-to-quiet-him/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-policeman-may-bite-a-dog-to-quiet-him http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-policeman-may-bite-a-dog-to-quiet-him/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:11:57 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3857
  • No one may bite off another’s leg
  • Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another’s hamburger.
  • It against the law to shoot off a policeman’s tie.
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  • No one may bite off another’s leg
  • Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another’s hamburger.
  • It against the law to shoot off a policeman’s tie.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-policeman-may-bite-a-dog-to-quiet-him/feed/ 2     Anal intercourse is banned. http://www.stupidlaws.com/anal-intercourse-is-banned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anal-intercourse-is-banned http://www.stupidlaws.com/anal-intercourse-is-banned/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:02:10 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3827
  • You may not have oral or anal sex.
  • One may not receive anal sex.
  • Non-married couples in Idaho who engage in sexual intercourse can be jailed for up to six months.
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  • You may not have oral or anal sex.
  • One may not receive anal sex.
  • Non-married couples in Idaho who engage in sexual intercourse can be jailed for up to six months.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/anal-intercourse-is-banned/feed/ 3     Any map that does not have Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-map-that-does-not-have-lima-clearly-stated-on-the-map-cannot-be-sold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-map-that-does-not-have-lima-clearly-stated-on-the-map-cannot-be-sold http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-map-that-does-not-have-lima-clearly-stated-on-the-map-cannot-be-sold/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:05:44 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3839
  • The state definition of rape stated that it was a man having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife.
  • Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.
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  • The state definition of rape stated that it was a man having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife.
  • Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-map-that-does-not-have-lima-clearly-stated-on-the-map-cannot-be-sold/feed/ 1     Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-who-leans-against-a-public-building-will-be-subject-to-fines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-person-who-leans-against-a-public-building-will-be-subject-to-fines http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-who-leans-against-a-public-building-will-be-subject-to-fines/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:14:43 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3867
  • Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines.
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • You may not spit on a sidewalk or public building
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  • Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines.
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • You may not spit on a sidewalk or public building
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-who-leans-against-a-public-building-will-be-subject-to-fines/feed/ 0     Breast feeding is not allowed in public. http://www.stupidlaws.com/breast-feeding-is-not-allowed-in-public/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breast-feeding-is-not-allowed-in-public http://www.stupidlaws.com/breast-feeding-is-not-allowed-in-public/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:36:18 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2088
  • You are not allowed to breast feed in public.
  • It is against the law in some areas for mothers to breast feed babies over 6 months old in public.
  • Gay men are not allowed into public bars unless accompanied by a child.
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  • You are not allowed to breast feed in public.
  • It is against the law in some areas for mothers to breast feed babies over 6 months old in public.
  • Gay men are not allowed into public bars unless accompanied by a child.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/breast-feeding-is-not-allowed-in-public/feed/ 4     Cars are not allowed to scare horses http://www.stupidlaws.com/cars-are-not-allowed-to-scare-horses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cars-are-not-allowed-to-scare-horses http://www.stupidlaws.com/cars-are-not-allowed-to-scare-horses/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:19:48 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3876
  • You may not honk horns as they may scare horses.
  • Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.
  • Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.
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  • You may not honk horns as they may scare horses.
  • Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.
  • Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/cars-are-not-allowed-to-scare-horses/feed/ 0     Catch 22 is banned. http://www.stupidlaws.com/catch-22-is-banned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=catch-22-is-banned http://www.stupidlaws.com/catch-22-is-banned/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:12:30 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3859
  • You may not catch crabs.
  • You may not catch a fish with your hands.
  • Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
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  • You may not catch crabs.
  • You may not catch a fish with your hands.
  • Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/catch-22-is-banned/feed/ 0     Cross-dressing is against the law. http://www.stupidlaws.com/cross-dressing-is-against-the-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cross-dressing-is-against-the-law http://www.stupidlaws.com/cross-dressing-is-against-the-law/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:04:43 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3837
  • Cross-dressing is illegal.
  • Jaywalking is legal, as long as it’s not diagonal. That is, you can cross the street out of the crosswalk, but you can’t cross a street diagonally.
  • You may not walk a dog without dressing it in diapers.
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  • Cross-dressing is illegal.
  • Jaywalking is legal, as long as it’s not diagonal. That is, you can cross the street out of the crosswalk, but you can’t cross a street diagonally.
  • You may not walk a dog without dressing it in diapers.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/cross-dressing-is-against-the-law/feed/ 0     Electric fences are banned. http://www.stupidlaws.com/electric-fences-are-banned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electric-fences-are-banned http://www.stupidlaws.com/electric-fences-are-banned/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:59:51 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3819
  • Electric wires can’t be attached to trees.
  • Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.
  • You may be fined $750 for not closing a gate crossing over a road, river, stream, or ditch.
    • ]]>     05 21. 07. 00 FENCES.

    (a) No person shall erect or maintain any fence charged with electrical current.

    (b) No person shall erect or maintain a barbed wire fence which abuts or is adjacent to any public street or sidewalk. This subsection (b) does not prevent the placement and use of not more than three strands of barbed wire on top of a fence other than a barbed wire fence, provided such strands are not less than seventy-two inches from the ground.

    Barbed wire partition fences may be erected and maintained as provided in Ohio R.C. 971.03.

    (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

    (ORC 3767.13)

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    1. Electric wires can’t be attached to trees.
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    3. You may be fined $750 for not closing a gate crossing over a road, river, stream, or ditch.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/electric-fences-are-banned/feed/ 0     Funeral jargon seems to have crept into the wording of a cemetery fee regulation as regular plots are $33, but “creamies” are $75. http://www.stupidlaws.com/funeral-jargon-seems-to-have-crept-into-the-wording-of-a-cemetery-fee-regulation-as-regular-plots-are-33-but-creamies-are-75/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funeral-jargon-seems-to-have-crept-into-the-wording-of-a-cemetery-fee-regulation-as-regular-plots-are-33-but-creamies-are-75 http://www.stupidlaws.com/funeral-jargon-seems-to-have-crept-into-the-wording-of-a-cemetery-fee-regulation-as-regular-plots-are-33-but-creamies-are-75/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:23:04 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3883
  • It is illegal to die unless a cemetery plot has first been bought.
  • The wording of the town’s barbershop permit law indicates that the permit will be revoked if you’re caught operating without a permit.
  • You may not lean your bicycle up against a tree in a cemetery.
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  • It is illegal to die unless a cemetery plot has first been bought.
  • The wording of the town’s barbershop permit law indicates that the permit will be revoked if you’re caught operating without a permit.
  • You may not lean your bicycle up against a tree in a cemetery.
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