The Weird/Random Laws Thread

[Metroid]

Know any laws in your local that make no sense and want to share them?

Taking time out of your daily routine to read about other states practice of the law?

Then this thread is for you!

So feel free to post anything you may find!

[Candy Kappa]

In Norway it's forbidden to mow your lawn on Sunday, penalty by being fined. But it's okay to do snow mowing during winter...

[Metroid]

Here are some weird laws i found out existed in the state of Alabama!

-Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

-Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

-It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.

-You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

-It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

-It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

-Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

-It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

-Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

[Candy Kappa]

There gotta be a great story about the fake mustache in church.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Not in my country, but I'd thought I'd share anyway

In Singapore, it's illegal to walk around your house naked.

[Metroid]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

There gotta be a great story about the fake mustache in church.

Yea Haha, i could just imagine the police arresting someone for that.
But there are some Really ridiculous laws, like "In Alaska, it is illegal to view a moose from an airplane"

[Candy Kappa]

Norway also have closing times on alcohol. Where I live all sales of alcohol must close 20:00 on week days, 18:00 on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. And no alcohol stronger then 4,7% can be sold in stores (iirc) wine and liquor have to be sold in alcohol stores.

And you can't store alcoholic beverage next to any non-alcoholic beverage, cause apparently people are too dumb to see the difference. Even light beer can't stand next to regular beer.

We also have to keep tobacco out of sight in stores and we have to have a license to own a TV, which we have to pay for twice a year.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by MackleTurtle

Here are some weird laws i found out existed in the state of Alabama!

-Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

-Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

-It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.

-You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

-It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

-It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

-Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

-It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

-Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

My question - Why do those laws exist?

Well, I guess the Blindfolded driver law Kinda makes sense?

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

There gotta be a great story about the fake mustache in church.

I was thinking the same thing about the icecream in the back pocket!

Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

Not in my country, but I'd thought I'd share anyway

In Singapore, it's illegal to walk around your house naked.

Dude, it is such a good thing that I don't live in Singapore.

[BubblyShell22]

I know there's a law in my county that says you can beat the sh*t out of your spouse if you're on the courthouse steps. Weird, but true.

[Metroid]

- In New York, the punishment for jumping off a building is death.

- In Hawaii, All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.

- In Texas, It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Colorado laws

+ One may not mutilate a rock in a state park. (Yeah. Cause someone has a vendetta against a rock. )

+ In Alamosa, Colorado: Throwing missles at cars is illegal. (How heavy are missiles? I imagine pretty heavy.) People may not urinate in public. (well public urination is gross so that makes sense)

+ In Denver, Colorado: It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor. (Pretty much, "Get your own darn Vacuum")

[Metroid]

Originally Posted by Lethal Lullaby

Colorado laws

+ One may not mutilate a rock in a state park.

+ In Alamosa, Colorado: Throwing missles at cars is illegal. People may not urinate in public.

+ In Denver, Colorado: It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

What is some cop going to come into your home like "Were is it? we know you are hiding someones vacuum cleaner in here, now tell us where it is scumbag"

[Machias Banshee]

New Hampshire... Live Free or Die.

You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.

It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.

On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.

White Mountain National Forest
If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park, or many other kind things without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for ”maintaining the national forest without a permit”.

Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces.

And... Lightning Rod Salesman MUST be licensed!

[Ninjinister]

Up until recently, it was apparently legal to boink animals in this state. It took some guy being killed by horse er... "weapon" to get it actually banned. I guess that's a weird law omission, though.

Harassing sasquatch is an offense which results in a fine. It's actually part of an act that protects "undiscovered species", so I guess this makes more sense in context.

Y'also can't shoot a buffalo from a window for some reason.

[Katie]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

There gotta be a great story about the fake mustache in church.

Church is serious business in this state damnit!

Seriously though....those are some old laws....and blue laws. The peanut one deffinitely is a blue law.

Its also illegal here (Alabama) to have a business open on Sunday unless you sell flowers.

Good thing they don't enforce those dumb laws.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Apparently, it is illegal to eat oranges in your bathtub in California.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Dude, it is such a good thing that I don't live in Singapore.

I don't get laws like that, I mean, is there just a really creepy guy looking in windows to see if people are walking around their house naked?

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

I don't get laws like that, I mean, is there just a really creepy guy looking in windows to see if people are walking around their house naked?

Maybe there's some Pants Inspector just going door to door to make sure everyone's fully clothed at all times. What if your bathroom is at the end of the hall, and you walk naked from the shower to your bedroom? Is that breaking the law? Do you have to wear a towel to get around it? I'm intrigued.

[Shiro Kame]

You're not allowed to own pepperspray or certain weapons like shurikens or take scissors with on a plane...even if it's children's scissors....