"Dumb Laws"

Some Laws out there are so funny. Here is a list of "Dumb Laws" for Utah and Texas. To look up other states silly laws check out this link--> DUMB LAWS

Dumb Laws (Utah)

*It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.

*Birds have the right of way on all highways.

*It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.

*It is against the law to fish from horseback.

*When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.

*A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

*You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.

*It is illegal not to drink milk.

*It is considered an offense to hunt whales.

Laws in Utah Cities

Kaysville
*You must have identification to enter a convienence store after dark.

Logan
*Women may not swear.

Monroe
*Daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.

Provo
*Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine.

Salt Lake City
*No one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin.

Trout Creek
*Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches

Dumb Laws (Texas)

*It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

*A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

*It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.

*The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

*When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

*It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

*You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.

*A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

*It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

*It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

Abilene
*It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.

Austin
*Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.

Beaumont
*Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.

Borger
*It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.

Clarendon
*It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.

El Paso
*Churches, hotels, halls of assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots, and saloons are required to provide spittoons "of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations into them."

Houston
*Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.

*It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.

Galveston
*It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.

Jasper
*Dogs must be on a leash at ALL times. Fine of 100 dollars.

LeFors
*It is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.

Lubbock County
*It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.

Mesquite
*It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

Port Arthur
*Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.

Richardson
*It is now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.

*It is illegal to do "U Turns".

San Antonio
*It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.

*It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.

Temple
*No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square.

*You can ride your horse in the saloon.

*Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot.

Texarkana
*Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.