Stupid Laws tagged 'clothing'

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

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A girl must have written permission from her father before she can wear a mini skirt that is more than 4 inch above her knee.

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A law from the early 1900′s prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.

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A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.

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A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

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A man may be arrested for wearing a skirt.

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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)

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A woman may not buy a hat without her husband’s permission.

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All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police.

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All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.

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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 – KRS 436.140 (Passed in 1922; Repealed in 1974)

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Any Scotsman found to be wearing underwear beneath his kilt can be fined two cans of beer.

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Any whale washed up on the shore is the property of the Queen, so she can use its bones for her corset.

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Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers.

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Anyone entering the Houses of Parliament while wearing a suit of armor is liable to be arrested.

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Appearing in public places wearing a “lewd dress” is prohibited.

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Blue jeans are illegal on Noble Street.

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Changing into or out of a bathing suit in a public restroom is prohibited.

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Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.

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Clothes may not be hung to dry on Sunday.

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Clothes may not be washed in bird baths.

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Committing a misdemeanor while wearing a red mask makes it a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West!

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Cross-dressing is against the law.

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Cross-dressing is illegal.

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Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited. (Repealed)

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