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Wierd Laws: U.S. Edition

By: Ariel Brittain

You may think Ardrey Kell has some strange regulations, but get a load of these American state laws.

ALASKA: Moose can be viewed from anywhere except from an airplane. It’s also an offense to push a living moose from a moving airplane.

CALIFORNIA: In Walnut, it is illegal to wear a mask or disguise on a public street without permission from the county sheriff . It’s also outlawed for a person to fly 10 feet above the ground or near any public utility wires or “facilities.”

GEORGIA: In Quitman, it is against the law for any chicken to cross the road. Then in Gainesville, hands are the only utensil allowed for eating fried chicken.

INDIANA: It’s outlawed in Crown Point to carry a dog in a purse if walking on grass and wearing shoes. In Indianapolis, no horse will be driven or ridden on any street at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.

MINNESOTA: In Backus,, bikes without headlights will be impounded when it’s dark outside. In Shakopee, a person’s house cannot be bulldozed if there are five or more cats in the ventilation system.

NORTH CAROLINA: It’s illegal to have more than two sessions of bingo a week and neither of them can exceed five hours . It’s also against the law to sing off-key in the state and to visit a cemetery between the hours of 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM.

OHIO: It’s illegal to fish for whales on Sunday. In Dayton, homeless people must have a license to beg on the street. In Toledo, holding a piece of cheese while talking to a person of the opposite sex is not allowed. In Youngstown, there is a fine for running out of gas. In Paulding, the police are allowed to bite a dog if they think it will calm the animal.

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