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In Minnesota, it's illegal to tease skunks. (As if being sprayed weren't enough of a deterrent.)A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head. It is illegal to sleep naked. All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts. Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. All bathtubs must have feet. Hibbing: It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat. Minneapolis: Red cars can not drive down Lake Street St. Cloud: Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays. Virginia: You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.
It is legal to gather and consume road kill(Tennessee Dumb Laws)
Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging. Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road. Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $201 fine. Columbus: The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it. Oxford: It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session. Oxford: One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square. Oxford: Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited. Oxford: Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses. Tylertown: It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.
Lenoir City: When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming.(Tennessee Dumb Laws)
Hard objects may not be thrown by hand.
In Merryville women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."Excelsior Springs: Hard objects may not be thrown by hand. Excelsior Springs: Worrying squirrels is not tolerated. Kansas City: Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely. Kansas City: Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited. Marceline: Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters. Marquette: It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law). Mole: Frightening a baby is in violation of the law. Natchez: It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants. Purdy: Dancing is strictly prohibited. St. Louis: A milk man may not run while on duty. University City: Four women more...
Oneida: An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain`t Goin` To Rain No Mo`."(Tennessee Dumb Laws)
It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail. It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone. Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all. It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime. Excelsior Springs: Balls may not be thrown within the city limits. Helena: No item may be thrown across a street. Helena: A woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.Salisbury: Pop bottles are not to be thrown on the ground. Whitehall: It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.