It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.
Performing a U-turn within 1,000 feet of an intersection is illegal.
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All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day.
Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.
Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.
Fortune tellers are required to […]
It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years.
Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or testing the speed of the horse is illegal. Penalty: Maximum $20 fine and imprisonment for 10 […]
No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official “beer distributor”
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
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Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
You may not catch […]
Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.
Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
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Dishes must drip dry.
It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.
You may not pump your own […]
It is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.
Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
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It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.
Fish may not […]
It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes.
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It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
The […]
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon
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Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
Fargo
One may be jailed […]
All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden.
If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, […]
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
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A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” […]
State officials ordered 400 words of “sexually explicit material” to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.
Carrizozo
It’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.
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Las Cruces
You may not carry a lunchbox down Main Street.