Laws & Statutes
Unusual and noteworthy state laws and statutes.
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Weird Laws in Alabama
Unusual laws in Alabama include bear wrestling, the old 6% beer cap, and viral railroad claims that add a death penalty never found in the code.
Strange Alaska Laws
Strange laws in Alaska include same-day airborne hunting, dry villages, and bush-plane alcohol rules that sound invented but are fully real.
Weird Arizona Laws Still on the Books
Strange laws in Arizona include a felony charge for cutting down a saguaro cactus and a Kingman ordinance born from a donkey swept away in a 1924 flood.
Weird Laws in Arkansas
Weird laws in Arkansas include a repealed statewide tattoo ban, a 145-year-old pronunciation law, and a Sunday car sales rule that is still enforced today.
Weird California Laws Still on the Books
Strange laws in California include a Carmel permit required for wearing high heels and a Chico ordinance that fines nuclear bomb detonation just $500.
Weird Laws in Colorado
Unusual laws in Colorado include a Boulder ban on porch couches, a real bicycle DUI statute, and viral claims that never had a matching ordinance.
Weird Connecticut Laws Still on the Books
Weird laws in Connecticut include a real helium balloon ban, a Southington Silly String ordinance, and a pickle law that never actually existed.
Weird Delaware Laws Still on the Books
Weird laws in Delaware include a real margarine disclosure rule, a married-on-a-dare annulment ground, and a tight-pants law with no verified source.
Unusual Laws in Florida
Strange laws in Florida include a no-cap homestead rule, a fireworks loophole, and viral salon and swimsuit claims with no statute behind them.
Weird Georgia Laws Still on the Books
Weird laws in Georgia include a real fried chicken ordinance, a llama liability statute, and viral myths like a giraffe tied to a utility pole.
Weird Hawaii Laws Still on the Books
Weird laws in Hawaii include a 1927 billboard ban, a real reef-safe sunscreen rule, and myths like a lava-rock curse a park ranger invented in 1946.
Weird Idaho Laws Still on the Books
Weird laws in Idaho include a real cannibalism statute, strict Idaho Deluxe potato grading rules, and a camel-fishing myth built on a real 1917 law.
Weird Illinois Laws Still on the Books
Weird laws in Illinois include a real first-cousin marriage rule, a strict eavesdropping statute, and myths like eating inside a burning building.
Strange Texas Laws
Unusual laws in Texas include informal marriage, public profanity, and viral claims that turn ordinary theft law into bizarre state-law myths.
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