One may not throw bottles at a tree.
11-602. Throwing missles. It shall be unlawful for any person maliciously to throw any stone, snowball, bottle, or any other missle upon or at any vehicle, building, tree, or other public or private property or upon or at any person.
Skunks may not be carried into the state.
70-4-208. Unlawful importation of skunks – Penalty. (a) It is unlawful for any person to import, possess, or cause to be imported into this state any type of live skunk, or to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise transfer any live skunk, except that the prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide zoological…
It is illegal to place tacks on a highway.
55-8-170. Putting glass, nails and other substances on highway prohibited – Penalty. (a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such highway. (b) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped…
It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
39-15-404. Enticing a child to purchase alcoholic beverages – Purchasing of alcoholic beverages for child. (a) Except as provided in § 39-15-413: (1) It is an offense for a person to persuade, entice, or send, any child under twenty-one (21) years of age to any place where whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, wine, beer, ale, or…
Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor.
39-4-421. Tattooing of minors a misdemeanor — Penalty. Cross-References. Tatoo parlors and artists, prohibited activities, § 62-36-108. Section to Section References. This section is referred to in § 62-36-108.
Interracial marriages are illegal.
Constitution of Tennessee Article XI: Miscellaneous Provisions: Section 14 The intermarriage of white persons with negroes, mulattoes, or persons of mixed blood, descended from a negro to the third generation inclusive of their living together as man and wife in this State is prohibited. The legislature shall enforce this section by appropriate legislation.
The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.
39-3-101 Definitions. In this part, and in every law relating to or affecting animals, the words animal or dumb animal shall be held to include every living creature; the words torture, torment, or cruelty shall be held to include every act, omission, or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or death is caused or permitted;…
No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
Constitution of the State of Tennessee Article XI Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 15. Religious holidays. No person shall in time of peace be required to perform any service to the public on any day set apart by his religion as a day of rest.