Let’s take a drive through the keystone state to find some weird laws!
Taking a break from the polls today so be sure to hit up the QOTN!
- A special cleaning ordinance bans homemakers from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling
- All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires
- If a motorist sees a horse coming down the road, the driver must pull off to the side of the road and cover the vehicle with canvas. If the horse is still scared the driver must get out of the vehicle and take it apart until the horse is not scared anymore
- It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors
- In Philadelphia, you can’t put pretzels in bags
- Morrisville: It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics
- In Ridley Park, your cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance
- You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth
- It is illegal to discharge a firearm at a wedding in Pennsylvania
- You cannot sing in the bathtub in Pennsylvania
- No more than 16 women may live together under one roof
- In Morrisville, women must not wear makeup without a permit
- In Pittsburgh, you may not bring your mule or donkey onto a trolley car with you
- All wine and liquor stores must be run by the state
QOTN: What are your best theories to explain why these laws were put into effect?
Sources: Forest Grove Weird Laws, Only In Your State PA
