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Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
This law was passed in 1924 in response to a specific incident. A rancher in Kingman, AZ had a donkey who developed a habit of sleeping in an abandoned bathtub on his property. At some point, a nearby dam failed and flooded the area, whisking the donkey (in his bathtub – what a sight!) down…
It is illegal to display colored chickens for sale.
Section 92.06 COLORING RABBITS AND BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY. No person shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle, or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise…
There is a 3 cent bounty for each starling and 10 cent bounty for each crow killed in any village, township, or city in the state. (Repealed, 2006)
433.301 Starlings and crows; bounty for killing; resolution of board of supervisors. Sec. 1. Every person being an inhabitant of this state, who shall kill a starling or a crow in any organized township, village or city in this state shall be entitled to receive a bounty of 3 cents for each starling thus killed,…
In Illinois, animals can be sent to jail.
A monkey once served 5 days in a Chicago jail for shoplifting.