Stupid Laws in South Carolina





“Vicious Dogs” may not be kept within the city limits.
Location: Clemson, South Carolina | one comment

A permit must be obtained to fire a missile.
Location: South Carolina, United States | 3 comments

A person must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine.
Location: South Carolina, United States | 4 comments

A railroad my not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.
Location: South Carolina, United States | one comment

All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

An exception to the no work on Sunday law is that light bulbs may be sold.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

Bitches in heat shall be confined.
Location: Clemson, South Carolina | one comment

By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

Carriages may not be driven on sidewalks.
Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina | no comments

Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

Dogs may not be on the beach during the summer months during the daytime or the owner may be arrested.
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | one comment

Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden.
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina | no comments

Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.
Location: South Carolina, United States | 4 comments

Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

Horses are to wear pants at all times.
Location: Fountain Inn, South Carolina | 6 comments

Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

It is against the law to drive a motorized vehicle on King Street.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina | no comments

It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

It is illegal to communicate with a woman using obscene messages.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

It is illegal to dance in public in Lancaster.
Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina | 2 comments

It is illegal to display a Confederate flag on a courthouse.
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

It is illegal to give or receive oral sex in South Carolina.
Location: South Carolina, United States | 2 comments

It is illegal to sell any alcoholic beverages on Sunday, unless you own a private club. (Repealed November 2000)
Location: South Carolina, United States | no comments

It is illegal to shine a flashlight on a sea turtle
Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina | no comments