September 02, 2003

Odd Laws

You've probably come across folks or e-mails that tell you about odd laws that have remained on the books in various ones of these United States. Here are some real winners:


Nicholas County, WV: No Clergy shall tell a joke from the pulpit.

Lake Charles, LA: It's illegal to let a rain puddle remain in your front yard more than 12 hours.

Zion, IL: It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

Minnesota: Residents may not put male and female underwear next to each other on the clothesline.


Lots of the laws I found had to do with specific "Blue Laws" on things that we 21st century Americans couldn't imagine being prohibited on Sunday. But the best part about those listed above, and many others, it that there had to be an incident that caused the local legislators to make laws to prohibit the questionable activities.

Posted by at September 2, 2003 05:47 PM
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I'm a little puzzeled by the puddle in the yard law. What could happen to cause legislators to create a law about a puddle in your yard?

Posted by: svenska at September 3, 2003 10:55 AM

Encephilitis.

Posted by: Micah at September 4, 2003 09:13 AM

Nah, they don't want gators breeding in the front yards...

Posted by: SonofThunder at September 4, 2003 10:39 PM

I remember one from NY, I think. It's illegal to bathe or keep a pig in your bathtub. That was a real problem at one point, I guess. Dirty pigs.

Posted by: Shannon at September 4, 2003 11:36 PM

In kentucky it is a law to bathe at least once a year. The sad part about that one is it still seems like a problem to some (very few)

Posted by: Nick at October 6, 2003 12:22 PM
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