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Dumb Laws by Letter State — A C D F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W
California | Colorado | Connecticut

California

• Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
• Bathhouses are against the law.
• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
• Women may not drive in a house coat.
• No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
• In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
• Arcadia — Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
• Alhambra — You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
• Baldwin Park — Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
• Belvedere — City Council order reads: “No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.”
• Blythe — You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
• Burlingame — It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
• Carmel — Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk.
• Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
• Chico — Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
• Downey — It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
• Hollywood — It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
• Lafayette — You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
• Lodi — It is illegal to own or sell “Silly String”.
• Lompoc — It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
• Long Beach — Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
• It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
• Los Angeles — It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
• You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
• You may not hunt moths under a street light.
• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
• Toads may not be licked.
• It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
• Zoot suits are prohibited.
• Roosters may not crow in the city limits.
• Pacific Grove — Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
• Palm Springs — It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.
• Pasadena — It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
• Prunedale — Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
• Redlands — Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
• Riverside — One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o’clock.
• San Diego — It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
• The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
• San Francisco — Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
• It is illegal to wipe one’s car with used underwear.
• Persons classified as “ugly” may not walk down any street.
• It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
• Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
• San Jose — It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs.
• Santa Monica — You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
• Temecula — Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

Colorado

• Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
• It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol.
• No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days.
• It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
• Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.
• Colorado Springs — It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.
• Crippe Creek — It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.
• Denver — The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.
• It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
• It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado.
• You may not drive a black car on Sundays.
• Durango — It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes “unbecoming” on one’s sex.
• Logan County — It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
• Pueblo — It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.
• Sterling — Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

Connecticut

• You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
• In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
• It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
• You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.
• The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited.
• It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
• No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.
• Devon — It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
• Guilford — Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.
• Hartford — You aren’t allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
• You may not educate dogs.
• It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
• New Britain — It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
• Southington — Silly string is banned.
• Waterbury — It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.