Let’s take a drive through Virginia, the Mother of States, to find some weird state laws!
- No Trick or Treating on halloween.
- Culpeper: No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk
- Richmond: It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee
- It’s illegal to hunt any animals other than raccoons on Sunday
- No matter how frustrated you may be, it’s illegal to spit on a seagull
- A woman who is not wearing a corset or being escorted by a man after 6 p.m. is technically bending the law
- It’s illegal to own a pet skunk
- It’s illegal to park on a railroad track
- Skateboarding down the Main Street sidewalk is illegal in Victoria
- Using foul language in an argument with another person is strictly prohibited
- It’s illegal to keep the gate to your swimming pool open after you’ve finished using it
- Failing to honk your horn when you pass another car
- Using certain walking sticks or canes in Virginia Beach is unlawful
- Tickling a woman
- Referring to any other brand of ham as “Smithfield.”
- In Christiansburg, Va., it’s illegal to imitate a police whistle
QOTN: What are your best theories to explain why these laws were put into place?
Sources: Forest Grove Strange Laws, Only In Your State VA Weird Laws
