- Bailey Flowers
Funny Laws (Part 3 of 10): United States

Massachusetts:
1.)Candy may not contain more than 1% of alcohol.
2.)At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.
3.)Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
Michigan:
1.)Persons may not be drunk on trains.
2.)A woman isn’t allowed to cut her hair without her husband’s permission. (this includes shaving too)
3.)It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.
Minnesota:
1.)A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
2.)It is illegal to sleep naked.
3.)The land of 10,000 lakes declares mosquitos a public nuisance.
Mississippi:
1.)No one may bribe any athlete to “rig” a game, match, tournament, etc.
2.)Private citizens may personally arrest any person that disturbs a church service.
3.)Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.
Missouri:
1.)Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.
2.)Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.
3.)Frightening a baby is in violation of the law. (Mole City)
Montana:
1.)It is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
2.)It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.
3.)It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.
Nebraska:
1.)If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.
2.)It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
3.)It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
Nevada:
1.)It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
2.)It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.
3.)Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask. (Elko City)
New Hampshire:
1.)You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
2.)On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.
3.)If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park, or many other kind things without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for ”maintaining the national forest without a permit”. (Wow people get punished for being good citizens.) -White Mountain National Park
New Jersey:
1.)Spray paint may not be sold without a posted sign warning juveliles of the penalty for creating graffiti.
2.)You cannot pump your own gas.
3.)It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
