Let’s take a drive through North Dakota, home of “The Potato Bowl“, which has a Facebook page I might add, because these North Dakotans take their potatoes very seriously… let’s see if we can find some potato based weird laws!
Take a stroll through the poll section so we can decide the best worst laws of each state for our grand finale!
- It’s illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on
- In Fargo, you may be jailed if you’re wearing a hat while dancing, or if you’re wearing a hat at a function where there is dancing
- Beer and Pretzels may not be served together at any North Dakota bar or restaurant
- It’s illegal to shoot an indian on horseback provided you’re in a covered wagon
- In Devils Lake, new years fireworks are prohibited from being set off after 11:00PM
- It’s illegal to keep an elk in your backyard sandbox
- In Waverly, horses are forbidden from sleeping in bathtubs
- Operators of underground coal mines must provide an “adequate supply” of toilet paper
- Charitable groups are allowed to hold stud poker games to raise money, but only twice a year
- It’s illegal to swim naked in red river from 8AM to 8PM
- Horses aren’t allowed in fountains unless they are wearing pants
- To lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory is illegal
- It’s illegal to show movies that involve a police officer being shot, beaten, or treated offensively
- In Huron, it’s illegal to cause static-electricity
- Casinos are not allowed to post signs saying “Casino”
- Attempting to convince a pacifist to abandon his beliefs by threatening to arm wrestle him is against the law
- All hotels are required to have two twin beds exactly two feet apart at all times
- It’s illegal to use fireworks to protect your sunflower crop
QOTN: What are your best theories to explain these weird laws?
Sources: Forest Grove Weird Laws, Only In Your State ND, Only In Your State ND2, Crowd Signal Polls
