http://www.stupidlaws.com We have a huge collection of stupid, dumb, and crazy laws from the United States, individual states, and many other countries. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-hackney-carriage-i/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-hackney-carriage-i/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:55:29 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=244

A taxi driver must ask passengers if they are suffering from plague or smallpox.

Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

If a horse drawn carriage is trying to pass a car and the horse becomes uneasy, the owner of the car is required to pull over and if necessary, cover the car.

]]>

A taxi driver must ask passengers if they are suffering from plague or smallpox.

Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

If a horse drawn carriage is trying to pass a car and the horse becomes uneasy, the owner of the car is required to pull over and if necessary, cover the car.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-hackney-carriage-i/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-was-passed-with-the-specific-intent-of-stating-the-punishment-for-stealing-crayfish/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-was-passed-with-the-specific-intent-of-stating-the-punishment-for-stealing-crayfish/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:45:00 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1614

A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.

All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the apiary from which the bees came was free from contagious or infectious disease. -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)

It is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter.

]]>

A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.

All bees entering Kentucky shall be accompanied by certificates of health, stating that the apiary from which the bees came was free from contagious or infectious disease. -KRS 252.130 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1948)

It is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-was-passed-with-the-specific-intent-of-stating-the-punishment-for-stealing-crayfish/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-new-law-reported-in-the-guardian-newspaper-april-2005-in-turin-imposes-a-fine-of-500-euros-for-dog-owners-who-fail-to-walk-their-dogs-at-least-three-times-a-day/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-new-law-reported-in-the-guardian-newspaper-april-2005-in-turin-imposes-a-fine-of-500-euros-for-dog-owners-who-fail-to-walk-their-dogs-at-least-three-times-a-day/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:45:54 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=198

All persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.

If you release pigs into a acornwood (or a beechnutwood) mutually owned by you and at least one more, and exceeded your quota of allowed pigs, you will have to pay a fine for each each pig to the other owners and to restore any damages caused by the extra pigs.

It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.

]]>

All persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.

If you release pigs into a acornwood (or a beechnutwood) mutually owned by you and at least one more, and exceeded your quota of allowed pigs, you will have to pay a fine for each each pig to the other owners and to restore any damages caused by the extra pigs.

It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-new-law-reported-in-the-guardian-newspaper-april-2005-in-turin-imposes-a-fine-of-500-euros-for-dog-owners-who-fail-to-walk-their-dogs-at-least-three-times-a-day/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-may-not-cross-state-lines-with-a-duck-atop-his-head/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-may-not-cross-state-lines-with-a-duck-atop-his-head/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:06:31 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1808

Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.

It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.

]]>

Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.

It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-may-not-cross-state-lines-with-a-duck-atop-his-head/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-must-obtain-a-permit-to-spread-rat-poison/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-must-obtain-a-permit-to-spread-rat-poison/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:26:18 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2628

A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

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

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

]]>

A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

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

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

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-must-obtain-a-permit-to-spread-rat-poison/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-who-dyes-stains-or-otherwise-alters-the-natural-coloring-of-a-bird-or-rabbit-commits-a-class-b-misdemeanor/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-who-dyes-stains-or-otherwise-alters-the-natural-coloring-of-a-bird-or-rabbit-commits-a-class-b-misdemeanor/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:21:33 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1472

Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.

It is a class 2 misdemeanor if one places a mark upon a flag which is likely to provoke physical retaliation.

It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.

]]>

Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.

It is a class 2 misdemeanor if one places a mark upon a flag which is likely to provoke physical retaliation.

It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-who-dyes-stains-or-otherwise-alters-the-natural-coloring-of-a-bird-or-rabbit-commits-a-class-b-misdemeanor/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/against-the-law-to-tie-a-giraffe-to-a-telephone-pole-or-street-lamp/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/against-the-law-to-tie-a-giraffe-to-a-telephone-pole-or-street-lamp/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:11:46 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2538

A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.”

At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.

Cussing over the telephone is against the law.

]]>

A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.”

At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.

Cussing over the telephone is against the law.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/against-the-law-to-tie-a-giraffe-to-a-telephone-pole-or-street-lamp/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-bees-entering-kentucky-shall-be-accompanied-by-certificates-of-health-stating-that-the-apiary-from-which-the-bees-came-was-free-from-contagious-or-infectious-disease/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-bees-entering-kentucky-shall-be-accompanied-by-certificates-of-health-stating-that-the-apiary-from-which-the-bees-came-was-free-from-contagious-or-infectious-disease/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:34:36 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1571

# Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner’s expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.

A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish.

Any person who appears on any highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.” – KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)

]]>

# Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner’s expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses. (a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.

A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish.

Any person who appears on any highway, or upon the street of any city that has no police protection, when clothed only in ordinary bathing garb, shall be fined no less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.” – KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-bees-entering-kentucky-shall-be-accompanied-by-certificates-of-health-stating-that-the-apiary-from-which-the-bees-came-was-free-from-contagious-or-infectious-disease/feed/ 0 http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-dog-waste-must-be-removed-from-any-yard-within-seven-days/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-dog-waste-must-be-removed-from-any-yard-within-seven-days/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:56:57 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1033

If you have a water trough in your front yard it must be filled by 5:00 a.m.

If you make loud farting noises in church you may be removed and arrested by any person.

On the call “Bring out your dead” any family member who has died from the Black Plague must immediately be removed from the house to be carted away.

]]>

If you have a water trough in your front yard it must be filled by 5:00 a.m.

If you make loud farting noises in church you may be removed and arrested by any person.

On the call “Bring out your dead” any family member who has died from the Black Plague must immediately be removed from the house to be carted away.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-dog-waste-must-be-removed-from-any-yard-within-seven-days/feed/ 2 http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-dogs-sold-for-consumption-must-have-a-government-approved-tattoo/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-dogs-sold-for-consumption-must-have-a-government-approved-tattoo/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:49:51 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=607

All food in a childrens’ camp must be approved by the director before being used.

It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.

It is illegal to kill a mouse unless for consumption.

]]>

All food in a childrens’ camp must be approved by the director before being used.

It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.

It is illegal to kill a mouse unless for consumption.

]]> http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-dogs-sold-for-consumption-must-have-a-government-approved-tattoo/feed/ 0