Let’s take a drive through the Switzerland of America to find some weird state laws!
Take a stroll through the poll section so we can decide the best worst laws of each state for our grand finale!
- It is illegal to pick up seaweed off the beach
- “No person, while hunting or obviously on his way to or from hunting may have a ferret in his possession, custody or control.”
- A 1971 law regulates the opening in sugar shakers in restaurants. It must be less than 3/8 of an inch
- In Claremont cemeteries it is illegal to get drunk, enter at night, or enter by oneself if you are under 10 years old
- Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces
- You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern or café
- You may not run machinery on Sundays
- You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay a gambling debt
- In White Mountain National Forest, it is illegal for a person to pick up trash, build a bench, or otherwise “maintain the national forest without a permit.”
- It is illegal to show a movie before 2 p.m
- On Sundays, citizens may not pee while looking up
QOTN: What’s your best theories for why these laws were put in place?
Sources: Only In Your State New Hampshire Laws, Crowdsignal Polls
