Some of these are old, but they were all actual laws no too long ago!
- In Nichols County, West Virginia, no minister shall tell a funny story from the pulpit.
- Beanshooters are forbidden by law in Arkansas.
- In Compton, California, dancing cheek to cheek is prohibited.
- It is illegal to hunt or shoot camels in Arizona.
- In Los Angeles, a customer of a meat market is prohibited by city ordinance from poking a turkey to see if it is tender.
- In Lake Charles, Louisiana, a law makes it illegal to let a rain puddle remain in your front yard for more than twelve hours.
- In Springfield, Massachusetts, it is against the law to ride on the roof of your automobile.
- In Hanford, California, people may not interfere with children jumping over water puddles.
- It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within the city limits.
- It is against the law to slap a man on the back in Georgia.
- In Walden, New York, it is illegal to give a drink of water to anyone unless you have a permit.
- It is against the law in Illinois for a conductor to collect fares without his hat on.
- In Branford, Connecticut, it is against the law to appear on the street unless covered from shoulder to knee.
- In Vermont it is illegal to whistle underwater.
- All taxicabs must carry a broom and a shovel in the District of Columbia.
- In Fort Madison, Iowa, a law requires the fire department to practice fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
- In Key West, Florida, turtle racing is prohibited.
- It is against the law to gargle in public in Louisiana.
- In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must first have his suit inspected by a police officer.
- In Kentucky, it is illegal to sleep in a restaurant.
- Rochester, New York firemen must wear neckties on duty.
- It is illegal in Kentucky to marry the same man more than 3 times.
- In California it is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
- In Tennessee it is illegal to use Lassos to catch a fish. (A rusty hook is far more humane...)
- If a man is wearing a striped suit, you cannot throw a knife at him in Natoma, Kansas.