Crazy Laws - U.S. AND International

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U.S.

Alaska
While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

California (Baldwin Park)
Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

Hawaii
Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.

Idaho
Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

Maine
Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.

Maryland (Baltimore)
It’s illegal to take a lion to the movies.

Montana
In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

Nevada
It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

New Mexico
State officials ordered 400 words of “sexually explicit material” to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.

New York
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.

Virginia (Culpeper)
No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.

Wisconsin
Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Darn, Elsa was just begging me to take her to see "The Lion King", again!!

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INTERNATIONAL

Australia
Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb.

Canada
The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freely when you rent a room.

China
Drivers of power-driven vehicles who stop at pedestrian crossings are liable to a fine of up to five yuan, or a warning.

France
In France, you can legally marry a dead person as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed which show that you and your fiancee had planned to marry before your fiancee died.

Germany
It is illegal for one's car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.

Israel
It is forbidden to bring bears to the beach.

Italy
A man may be arrested for wearing a skirt.

Switzerland
It is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 P.
A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.

Thailand
It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.

United Kingdom
With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/international/thailand

I read on facebook yesterday that they're passing a law against swearing in public in Alberta, I think. You have to pay a fine if you swear. Of course, I must have been the only person who thought this was a good thing because people drop so many F-bombs these days you can start WW3 with them.

In Britain, it is a crime to sell a squirrel.

On this site, it is against the ToS to discuss sexual fetishism.

In Pakistan, if someone is prosecuted for blasphemy, much crucial evidence cannot be given as the witnesses would then be guilty of blasphemy themselves. People can be found guilty of blasphemy simply by being accused of it.

I've read that it is actually illegal to sell Jack Daniels Whiskey in the town where it is made.

The British Crown and the individual have equal standing in law.

If you are feeling particularly Free and Brave, it is entirely lawful and legal to assert your own Sovereignty in a court of law. This can be very risky unless you know what you are doing.

There's only one individual, and The British Crown are a very big powerful gang, and it's best not to upset them. Britain is actually a gangster state and in fact a kind of suspended Anarchy.

In France until recently (2 years ago) it was against the law for women to wear pants unless they went horse back-riding. Of course no woman ever got sanctioned in 100 years for wearing pants, but it was the law, an old law going back to the days of Napoleon.
In France if you own a pool table you need to pay a special annual tax.

In Russia the alcohol limit allowed before taking a motor vehicle is 0, yes you read it right, 0, not even a sip of beer is allowed, funny from a country that has a reputation of being heavy drinkers and drinking all the time.

In Greece, it's against the law to play online video games (like Battlefield) out in public.

In Sweden it's legal to sell sex, it's against the law to buy sex.

Florida
if an elephant is left at a parking meter, the owner is not exempt from the fees, and will be ticketed at an expired meter.
Having intimate relations with a porcupine is illegal

That one sort of makes sense. As there is often no speed limit on the Autobahn and people there drive very fast, you are a danger to others if you are sitting there at 0 km/h and your car won't move while people are coming your way at 250 km/h.