Stupid Laws in Washington page 2 of 5

Minors are prohibited from frequenting pool halls.

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It is illegal to “keep, or permit to remain, in any location . . . anything whatsoever in which flies or rats may breed or multiply.”

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If honey is a blend of more than one type of flower, it’s illegal for the honey to be labeled as having come from one type of flower.

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A Washington state law offers the presumption that youngsters will read comic books.

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A proposed Washington law protects sports referees from civil suit unless their actions were “willful, wanton, reckless, malicious or grossly negligent.”

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An old Washington law sent duelists to jail for ten years, assuming they didn’t lose the duel.

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Candidates for office cannot buy alcohol for others while polls are open

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It shall be unlawful for a candidate for office or for nomination thereto whose name appears upon the ballot at any election to give to or purchase for another person, not a member of his or her family, any liquor in or upon any premises licensed by the state for the sale of any such…

You may not ride an ugly horse.

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It is illegal to give noxious substances to a bird in any city park.

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No structure shall contain more than two toilets that use potable water for flushing.

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San Juan County Ordinance NO. 7 -1995 (Passed June 7,1995) People apparently will relieve themselves fewer times if there are fewer toilets.