1. Hunting camels is prohibited. (Good, I wouldn’t want to see a dead camel head in a den.)
2. Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. (Is pink ok?)
3. There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. (Only 5 years for kicking it.)
4. Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs. (What if he falls asleep while taking a bath?)
5. A class 2 misdemeanor occurs if one places a mark upon a flag which is “likely to provoke physical retaliation”. (You can yell like a sailor all you want and not get fined.)
6. It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine. (The real stuff is ok.)
7. When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posses. (“Excuse me, can I have your gun so I can shoot you, thanks.”)
8. It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water. (This makes sense since it gets to over 110 frickin' degrees here in the summer.)
9. You may not have more than two dildos in a house (Who is going to check this out, the Dildo Police?)
10. In Globe, cards many not be played in the street with a Native American. (What about the sidewalks, are they ok?)
11. In Hayden, if you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined. (Does that include teasing them?)
12. In Maricopa County, no more than six girls may live in any house. (With only two dildos? I’m not going there, lol)
13. In Mesa, it is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license. (Whatever!)
14. In Mohave County, a decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash him with it until it is all used up. (A clean getaway, NOT!)
15. In Nogales, an ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders. (Looks like Larry King will not be welcomed there.)
16. In Prescott, no one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house. (They have no one who will clean up the poop.)
17. In Tempe, one must be 18 years old to buy spray paint. (You have to be an adult to tag these days.)
18. In Tombstone, It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than on missing tooth visible when smiling. (What fur, we ain’t done nuttin’ wrong. Go git my wife/sister to hurry with the vittles.)
19. In Tucson, women may not wear pants. (Pants or panties? Perhaps both?)
*NOTE: I usually don’t post controversial pieces but with the Senate Bill 1070 making a huge stink with everyone, I will post my opinion later when the PMS kicks in…
this is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteThat was fantastic! Jeez, #9 had me worried, but apparently I'm still lawful.
ReplyDeleteEverytime I read about laws like this, I always wonder what it took to put them on the books in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI love strange state laws! One of my favorite games is the new Balderdash. You have to guess which bizarre law is a real bizarre law and which ones your friends made up. The real ones are always strangers. Like its illegal to fart in public on Tuesdays in some Florida county I can't remember. This is really funny. Thanks for the laugh.
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra, bizarre but funny.
ReplyDeleteAutumn, as long as you only have two, you are just fine.
Andra, I wondered about that too. Did someone have their donkey in the tub and it fell asleep and another person said it was just wrong and made it a law....what were they thinking?
Jessica, I never played that game but I bet there are weirder laws than what anyone can make up....why a red mask as a felony? two dildos?
Some of the laws in Florida are pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteIn Tampa, Women may not expose their breasts while performing "topless dancing" and lap dances must be given at least six feet away from a patron.
Satellite Beach, Beer may not be sold between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m and persons may not appear in public clothed in liquid latex.
Pensacola A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.
Key West Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
Barry, I love those. I guess every state has those strange laws that just don't make sense to the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteLOL! When I worked at the law firm in Phx an associate once uncovered a law about not hitching a horse to something in Scottsdale. (I've since forgotten what the "something" was. Maybe a cactus or something.) Whatever it was, it was crazy. And one very outdated law!
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