Strange Laws Around America!

For hundreds of years, law makers have tried to make our States, Cities, towns, and townships even safer! But sometimes we have to sit back and wonder what they were thinking.

Below, I will share some of the wildest laws you've ever seen. It will make your head cock to the side and raise an eyebrow and may make you want to go commit the crime just to see what happens!

Let's get started!

Alabama:

Better hope your grandma doesn't come over and want to play Poker! It is Illegal to play cards, play dominoes, shoot, and hunt on Sundays.

Kansas:

In order for law makers to make a strange law, it normally means that someone had to do it first. It is illegal to shoot rabbits from a motorboat. I wonder if it would be different if it was a canoe or kayak.

Maine:

I hope you like Dunkin Donuts enough to park on the street and walk. It's illegal to park in front of a Dunkin Donuts because those spots are reserved for Police Officer.

Nebraska:

Make sure you take care of yourself after loving on your partner. In the state of Nebraska it's illegal to get married if you have an STD. Although, they don't blood test you or run panels, so they'd never know anyways.

New Mexico:

Be careful if you see a horse around. Keep you feet to yourself. It is illegal to be tripping horses in New Mexico. Good luck.

North Carolina:

Make sure you have a Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Tiger, Meerkat, Rhino, Hippo, or any other kind of animal because using an Elephant to plow a cotton field is illegal. Any other field is okay, just not a cotton field.

North Dakota:

You better go buy a shoe rack and use it because in North Dakota, it's illegal to lay down or sleep with your shoes on. Go ahead and lay in your bed with your shoes on, the police will knock your door down.

Oregon:

For decades, Truck Drivers would urinate in a bottle and throw it out the window. That has now been banned country wide. But now, there is also a law stating it is illegal to throw your fecal matter out the window as well. I think the strange part about this law is that people have fecal matter in their car. And you know how to throw it out the window? You have to grab it...with your hand. Gross.

Utah:

Well, I figure this would be pretty well known knowledge with everyone, but in the state of Utah it's illegal to hurl a missile at a bus or bus terminal. Does that count toward cars and bikes too?

Arizona:

I hope you have any animal, but a donkey. That's right, a donkey. You'll break it's heart when you tell it that it's illegal for it to sleep in the bathtub. Sorry, no sleeping in the bathtub. Poor Donkey.

Connecticut:

If you have pickles in your fridge, you may want to grab each one and throw them on the floor. If they don't bounce, try and get a refund. It is illegal in Connecticut to sell pickles if they don't BOUNCE!

Florida:

You better grab your husband and jump out of a plane! No. Really. Unmarried women cannot jump out of a plane. It's illegal. But only on Sunday.

Indiana:

I hope you like warm beer. In Indiana, it's illegal to sell cold beer. So either go home and put it in the icebox or serve it on the rocks.

Louisiana:

Again, I'd like to reinforce that people may have done this before they created the laws, but it is illegal to wrestle bears. That's right, bears. Do you wanna see what happens when you do? I don't recommend it.

Massachusetts:

This one leaves me with questions. Get that eyebrow ready to rise and cock that head because it is illegal to let a gorilla ride in the back seat of your car. Yep, you read that right.

More coming soon....Stay tuned.

Source:

STAFF TLD. (n.d.). Outdated & Weird Laws You Can Still Be Charged With. The Law Dictionary. https://thelawdictionary.org/article/weird-laws-by-state/

Team, E. (2025, May 6). 50 Weird Laws in the US You Won’t Believe Exist - RunSensible. RunSensible. https://www.runsensible.com/blog/weird-laws-in-the-us/