Ignorance of the law is NOT an excuse!

[syrenn]

Ignorance of the law is NO excuse! Thats it people... you better know the law each state or you are fooked! New laws put on the books today.....

Alabama: It's illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

Alaska: Whispering in someone's ear while he's moose hunting is prohibited.

Arizona: Cutting down a cactus may earn you a twenty-five-year prison term.

Arkansas: It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.

California: You may not eat an orange in your bathtub.

Colorado: It's unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbour (Denver).

Connecticut: A pickle cannot actually be a pickle unless it bounces.

Delaware: It's illegal to get married on a dare.

Washington, D.C.: It's against the law to post a public notice calling someone a coward for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.

Florida: If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.

Georgia: It's illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless you draw the shades first.

Hawaii: All residents may be fined for not owning a boat.

Idaho: A man must not give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing fewer than fifty pounds.

Illinois: It's illegal to take a French poodle to the opera (Chicago).

Indiana: The value of pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

Iowa: One-armed piano players must perform for free.

Kansas: It's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits (Natoma).
Arrest her! This girl could be a criminal if she attempted to attend church in Alabama

Arrest her! This girl could be a criminal if she attempted to attend church in Alabama

Kentucky: Every citizen is required to take a shower once a year.

Louisiana: Biting someone with your natural teeth constitutes simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth classifies as aggravated assault.

Maine: If you keep your Christmas decorations on display after January 14, you'll be fined.

Maryland: It's against the law to wash or scrub a sink, no matter how dirty it is (Baltimore).

Massachusetts: No gorilla is allowed in the backseat of any car.

Michigan: A woman may not cut her own hair without her husband's permission.

Minnesota: It's illegal to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet (Harper Woods).

Mississippi: Walking a dog without dressing it in diapers is forbidden (Temperance).
Don't take your poodle to the opera, if you're in Chicago, Illinois, because you could be arrested...

Don't take your poodle to the opera, if you're in Chicago, Illinois, because you could be arrested...

Missouri: Children may buy shotguns in Kansas City, but not toy cap guns.

Montana: It's a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.

Nebraska: Bar owners may not sell beer unless they brew a kettle of soup simultaneously.

Nevada: It's illegal for men with mustaches to kiss women.

New Hampshire: It's forbidden to sell the clothes you're wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

New Jersey: It's against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.

New Mexico: Females may not appear unshaven in public.

New York: While riding in an elevator, you must talk to no one, fold your hands, and look toward the door.

North Carolina: It's against the law to sing off-key.

North Dakota: It's illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Ohio: You must honk the horn whenever you pass another car, according to the state's driver's education manual.

Oklahoma: It's forbidden to take a bite out of another person's hamburger.

Oregon: State law requires dishes to be drip-dried.

Pennsylvania: It's illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

Rhode Island: You may not bite off another person's leg.

South Carolina: If a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, he is required by law to keep his promise.

South Dakota: It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.

Tennessee: Selling hollow logs is strictly forbidden.

Texas: You may not shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

Utah: It is illegal not to drink milk.

Vermont: Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

Virginia: Tickling a woman is unlawful.

Washington: It's illegal to pretend that one's parents are wealthy.

West Virginia: If you make fun of someone who does not accept a challenge, you risk a six-month prison sentence.

Wisconsin: Unless a customer specifically requests it, margarine may not be substituted for butter in a restaurant.

Wyoming: Unless you have an official permit, you may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April.

Where one-armed piano players must perform for free and it's illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory: America's weird state laws revealed | Mail Online

And you all wonder where our money is wasted.........

 

[Vengeance]

Utah: It is illegal not to drink milk.

No whale hunting or detonating of a nuclear device either.

 

[Katzndogz]

All those laws had a point at one time. Someday the future might look at 2011 California laws and wonder what they were thinking when they passed a law making it illegal to have a shark fin in your possession with the intention of eating it.