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[Aklyon]

Offshoot from the Generic Poll.
If you're somewhere that isn't a state, but still has a silly law, go ahead and post it anyway.
A couple in my state (Virginia), as seen on dumblaws.com (you don't have to quote, post however you want to post them):

Waynesboro
It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag.

Richmond
It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee.

Norfolk
Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated.

Culpeper
No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.

Lastly, "There is a state law prohibiting corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."

[KaguroDraven]

If you own land in Hawaii, like your own house, and don't own a boat you can be fined.

[smjjames]

Were they even serious with the first one? lol

The others do have a slight bit of sense in them, but still silly.

[Criptfeind]

Here are some from my state.

The land of 10,000 lakes declares mosquitoes a public nuisance.

Thus it is illegal to be a mosquito. At the same time the mosquito is our state bird.

It is illegal to stand around any building without a good reason to be there.

 

A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.

We have had issues with bird smuggling.

It is illegal to sleep naked.

Oh fuck.

All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.

Oral sex is prohibited.

Repealed by now (More then you can say of Florida.)

All bathtubs must have feet.

At one point cruel bathtub ranchers used to cut the feet off of young bathtubs to keep them from roaming free.

Residents of even numbered addresses may not water their plants on odd-numbered days excluding the thirty first day where it applies.

Okay what? Lucky this is only a local law.

It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat.

Death to cats, a local law.

Red cars may not drive down Lake Street.

Driving a truck with dirty tires is considered a public nuisance.

A local.

Placing tacks on a sidewalk is considered a public nuisance.

Same place as that last one.

Any person who persuades another to enter a massage therapist business after 11:00 PM is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Minnetonka is full of weird laws.

Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.

A local, I plan on going to college here too...

You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.

No sate law book is complete without a elephant law.

[Earthquake Damage]

The others do have a slight bit of sense in them, but still silly.

Silly municipal laws like those need not be sensible.  Someone does something technically legal but horribly irritating to either the community at large or some particularly influential member of the community.  The result of the ensuing pissing match is a local law that makes ordinary people go "wut?"  But, come hell or high water, nobody's gonna pull that shit again!

[Aklyon]

well, good thing I'm not in the same state as you, Cript. Sometimes its just too dang hot at night in the summer, and I like using blankets.

[smjjames]

Heres a few from my hometown of San Diego California:

It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.

The kicker though is that streetcars are now pretty much only in Balboa Park, and it would be illegal to fire a gun on a streetcar anyway.

The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.

Another elephant one, this time from San Fransisco!

Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.

It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner. (This one is probably leftover from the days before we had cars and rode horses everywhere.)

Pasadena California:

It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss. (LOL!)


Palm Springs California (its in the desert)

It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM. (Umkay.....)

Indian Wells California

Drinking intoxicating cement is prohibited. (How the hell do you drink cement?? Drinking cement alone is a bad idea in itself. Maybe that should read drinking cement while intoxicated.)


Chico California:

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. (Need I say anything? lol)

California in general:

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. (WOOT!)


No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. (Maybe ahead of their time?)

[KaguroDraven]

Interesting

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business

It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing”.

Seriously?

Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.

A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 PM.

All, state laws.

[Criptfeind]

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. (WOOT!)

Can...

Can you sue if it rains?

While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

Looks like you guys had some high up introverts at one point.

[smjjames]

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. (WOOT!)

Can...

Can you sue if it rains?

*shrug* About as much as you can sue mother nature.

Oh yea, I found another elephant law from San Fransisco, mentioned it in the post above.

[Aklyon]

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

Most sensible one so far, but what if you survive the fall?

[Criptfeind]

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. (WOOT!)

Can...

Can you sue if it rains?

*shrug* About as much as you can sue mother nature.

But, mother nature is not the one that is bound to provide sunshine, that is the state.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

Most sensible one so far, but what if you survive the fall?

Then you must jump again!

[smjjames]

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

Most sensible one so far, but what if you survive the fall?

I've found a couple of sensible laws for california. A few could just be outdated.

I think the driverless cars going no faster than 60 miles per hour may actually be thinking ahead of their time.

[Realmfighter]

Canada has a law protecting children from people abusing them and making pornography of it, and our head judge declared that fictional children are people to.

[KaguroDraven]

The law is if you SURVIVE you can be killed.

The rest of these are local laws

Caramel

A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.
Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk.
Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.

Staten Island

It is illegal for a father to call his son a “faggot” or “queer” in an effort to curb “girlie behavior

How is this law bad?

You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.