Crazy Laws Around the World

Our Extreme Law Enforcement- Crazy Laws You Never Knew Existed post was such a hit, I decided to see what other crazy laws are out there. Here is a list of some of the funniest and most extreme laws that I could find!

  • In Bozeman, Montana, a law prohibits all sexual activity from the front yard of a home after sundown.
  • In Salt Lake County, Utah, it’s illegal to walk down the street carrying a violin in a paper bag.
  • In Devon, Texas, it is against the law to make furniture while you are nude.
  • In Florida men seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown can be fined.
  • In Pennsylvania, it’s against the law to tie a dollar bill on a string on the ground and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up.
  • In France, it is against the law to sell an “E.T” doll, because of the law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.
  • In Switzerland, it is illegal for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.
  • In Florida, it is illegal to fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
  • In Samoa, it’s a crime to forget your own wife’s birthday.
  • In Athens, Greece, a driver’s license can be taken away if the driver is thought to be either “poorly dressed” or “unbathed”.
  • In Wilbur, Washington, it is illegal to ride an ugly horse.
  • It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.
  • In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.
  • In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.
  • In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
  • In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
  • In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.
  • In the English city of Liverpool a woman is prohibited by law to walk around topless, unless she is selling exotic fish at the market.

Did you know any of these extreme laws existed? I sure didn’t!

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