Stupid Laws » Wisconsin 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 legislator recently introduced a bill making it illegal to tattoo someone under the age of 18. He was quoted as saying, “I’m going to save the buttocks of a few juveniles.” http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-legislator-recently-introduced-a-bill-making-it-illegal-to-tattoo-someone-under-the-age-of-18-he-was-quoted-as-saying-im-going-to-save-the-buttocks-of-a-few-juveniles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-legislator-recently-introduced-a-bill-making-it-illegal-to-tattoo-someone-under-the-age-of-18-he-was-quoted-as-saying-im-going-to-save-the-buttocks-of-a-few-juveniles http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-legislator-recently-introduced-a-bill-making-it-illegal-to-tattoo-someone-under-the-age-of-18-he-was-quoted-as-saying-im-going-to-save-the-buttocks-of-a-few-juveniles/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:11:30 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4779
  • You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
  • While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker’s license.
  • No person may show his or her buttocks on a playground.
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  • You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
  • While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker’s license.
  • No person may show his or her buttocks on a playground.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-legislator-recently-introduced-a-bill-making-it-illegal-to-tattoo-someone-under-the-age-of-18-he-was-quoted-as-saying-im-going-to-save-the-buttocks-of-a-few-juveniles/feed/ 0     An old ordinance forbids parking for over two hours unless a horse is tied to the car. http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-ordinance-forbids-parking-for-over-two-hours-unless-a-horse-is-tied-to-the-car/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-old-ordinance-forbids-parking-for-over-two-hours-unless-a-horse-is-tied-to-the-car http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-ordinance-forbids-parking-for-over-two-hours-unless-a-horse-is-tied-to-the-car/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:05:01 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4751
  • If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
  • Horses are not to be tied to parking meters.
  • An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song “It Ain’t Goin’ To Rain No Mo”.
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  • If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
  • Horses are not to be tied to parking meters.
  • An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song “It Ain’t Goin’ To Rain No Mo”.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-ordinance-forbids-parking-for-over-two-hours-unless-a-horse-is-tied-to-the-car/feed/ 0     Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons. http://www.stupidlaws.com/butter-substitutes-are-not-allowed-to-be-served-in-state-prisons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=butter-substitutes-are-not-allowed-to-be-served-in-state-prisons http://www.stupidlaws.com/butter-substitutes-are-not-allowed-to-be-served-in-state-prisons/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:06:04 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1802
  • A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish.
  • Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.
  • Prostitution is considered a “crime against the family”.
    • ]]>     97.18(5)

    (5) The serving of oleomargarine or margarine to students, patients or inmates of any state institutions as a substitute for table butter is prohibited, except that such substitution may be ordered by the institution superintendent when necessary for the health of a specific patient or inmate, if directed by the physician in charge of the patient or inmate.

    97.18(6)

    (6) Any person who violates any provision of this section may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 3 months or both; and for each subsequent offense may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail not less than 6 months nor more than one year.

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    1. A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish.
    2. Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.
    3. Prostitution is considered a “crime against the family”.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/butter-substitutes-are-not-allowed-to-be-served-in-state-prisons/feed/ 0     Car dealerships cannot sell cars on Sunday. http://www.stupidlaws.com/car-dealerships-cannot-sell-cars-on-sunday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-dealerships-cannot-sell-cars-on-sunday http://www.stupidlaws.com/car-dealerships-cannot-sell-cars-on-sunday/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:06:44 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1809
  • It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
  • Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.
  • Cars may not be sold on Sunday.
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  • It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
  • Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.
  • Cars may not be sold on Sunday.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/car-dealerships-cannot-sell-cars-on-sunday/feed/ 0     Cats are forbidden from entering cemeteries. http://www.stupidlaws.com/cats-are-forbidden-from-entering-cemeteries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cats-are-forbidden-from-entering-cemeteries http://www.stupidlaws.com/cats-are-forbidden-from-entering-cemeteries/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:10:17 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4777
  • Advertisements may not be placed in cemeteries.
  • In cemeteries it is illegal to: get drunk, picnic, enter at night, and enter by one’s self if that person is younger than 10.
  • No person may own more than two adult cats.
    • ]]>     Section 6.04.080 Dogs and cats restricted on cemeteries.

    No dog or cat shall be permitted in any public cemetery. Every dog specially trained to lead blind persons shall be exempt from this section.

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    1. Advertisements may not be placed in cemeteries.
    2. In cemeteries it is illegal to: get drunk, picnic, enter at night, and enter by one’s self if that person is younger than 10.
    3. No person may own more than two adult cats.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/cats-are-forbidden-from-entering-cemeteries/feed/ 0     Citizens may not murder their enemies. http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-murder-their-enemies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citizens-may-not-murder-their-enemies http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-murder-their-enemies/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:03:37 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1781
  • It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
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  • It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-murder-their-enemies/feed/ 2     Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist’s counter. http://www.stupidlaws.com/condoms-were-considered-an-obsene-article-and-had-to-hidden-behind-the-pharmacists-counter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=condoms-were-considered-an-obsene-article-and-had-to-hidden-behind-the-pharmacists-counter http://www.stupidlaws.com/condoms-were-considered-an-obsene-article-and-had-to-hidden-behind-the-pharmacists-counter/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:08:41 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1820
  • Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • Drivers of power-driven vehicles who stop at pedestrian crossings are liable to a fine of up to five yen. -Article 40 of the Beijing Traffic Laws.
  • 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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  • Having an article of disguise without a lawful excuse is illegal. (Vagrancy Act 1966)
  • Drivers of power-driven vehicles who stop at pedestrian crossings are liable to a fine of up to five yen. -Article 40 of the Beijing Traffic Laws.
  • 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.”
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/condoms-were-considered-an-obsene-article-and-had-to-hidden-behind-the-pharmacists-counter/feed/ 2     If one is thought of as offensive looking, it is illegal for him to be in public during the day. http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-is-thought-of-as-offensive-looking-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-be-in-public-during-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-one-is-thought-of-as-offensive-looking-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-be-in-public-during-the-day http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-is-thought-of-as-offensive-looking-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-be-in-public-during-the-day/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:05:35 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4755
  • It is illegal to shout offensive words in any public place.
  • Offensive gestures will not be tolerated at any special event.
  • Citizens may not make offensive gestures at a passing state motorcade.
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  • It is illegal to shout offensive words in any public place.
  • Offensive gestures will not be tolerated at any special event.
  • Citizens may not make offensive gestures at a passing state motorcade.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-is-thought-of-as-offensive-looking-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-be-in-public-during-the-day/feed/ 0     It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-class-a-misdemeanor-to-wave-a-burning-torch-around-in-the-air/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-a-class-a-misdemeanor-to-wave-a-burning-torch-around-in-the-air http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-class-a-misdemeanor-to-wave-a-burning-torch-around-in-the-air/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:11:06 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1838
  • It is a class 2 misdemeanor if one places a mark upon a flag which is likely to provoke physical retaliation.
  • It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.
  • A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)
    • ]]>     941.10 Negligent handling of burning material.

    (1) Whoever handles burning material in a highly negligent manner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

    (2) Burning material is handled in a highly negligent manner if handled with criminal negligence under s. 939.25 or under circumstances in which the person should realize that a substantial and unreasonable risk of serious damage to another’s property is created.

    History: 1977 c. 173; 1987 a. 399.

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    1. It is a class 2 misdemeanor if one places a mark upon a flag which is likely to provoke physical retaliation.
    2. It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.
    3. A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-a-class-a-misdemeanor-to-wave-a-burning-torch-around-in-the-air/feed/ 0     It is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-play-a-flute-and-drums-on-the-streets-to-attract-attention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-against-the-law-to-play-a-flute-and-drums-on-the-streets-to-attract-attention http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-play-a-flute-and-drums-on-the-streets-to-attract-attention/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:05:20 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4753
  • It is illegal to play a musical instrument for the purpose of attracting attention, without a license.
  • It’s unlawful to attract a crowd except when aching the Gospel, politicking or “serenading on occasion of public rejoicing.”
  • It’s against the law to tickle a girl under her chin with a feather duster in order to get her attention.
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  • It is illegal to play a musical instrument for the purpose of attracting attention, without a license.
  • It’s unlawful to attract a crowd except when aching the Gospel, politicking or “serenading on occasion of public rejoicing.”
  • It’s against the law to tickle a girl under her chin with a feather duster in order to get her attention.
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