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Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.

In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)

It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.

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Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.

In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)

It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.

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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.

A person must be 18 years old to buy a wax container.

Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM.

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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.

A person must be 18 years old to buy a wax container.

Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM.

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Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.

It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.

One may not “dare” another to go onto railroad tracks owned by another.

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Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.

It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.

One may not “dare” another to go onto railroad tracks owned by another.

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A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.

Elementary schools may not host poker tournaments.

One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i.e.,that which covers one’s body from neck to knee.

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A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.

Elementary schools may not host poker tournaments.

One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i.e.,that which covers one’s body from neck to knee.

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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.”

It is illegal to turn right on a red light at any time.

Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.

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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.”

It is illegal to turn right on a red light at any time.

Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.

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A man can force any single woman to marry him is he discovers her picking her nose while sitting in a car at traffic lights.

A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.

Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void. -SECTION 11-40-1

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A man can force any single woman to marry him is he discovers her picking her nose while sitting in a car at traffic lights.

A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.

Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void. -SECTION 11-40-1

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In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)

It is an offense to operate a mobile animal neutering clinic – it is considered peddling.

It is illegal to dance naked in the Acropolis.

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In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)

It is an offense to operate a mobile animal neutering clinic – it is considered peddling.

It is illegal to dance naked in the Acropolis.

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All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed)

It is illegal to stutter on a Sunday during a church service.

Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.

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All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed)

It is illegal to stutter on a Sunday during a church service.

Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.

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A person must obtain a permit to spread rat poison.

Before a business may have a “going out of business sale”, they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.

In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)

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A person must obtain a permit to spread rat poison.

Before a business may have a “going out of business sale”, they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.

In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained. Sec. 12-23. Registration required; application; transferability; false statements. (a)All persons must complete and submit to the village an emergency contact registration form for their alarm if they operate or cause to be operated an alarm system in the village. A separate registration is required for each alarm system. Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the police department shall issue a numbered alarm sticker to the applicant to facilitate retrieval of registration information. (Ord. No. 97-17, § 1, 10-14-97)

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Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.

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Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.

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