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Most unusual laws in the United States

 

We've all heard urban legends and rumors about absurd laws in America, but you can't believe everything you read on the Internet.

We decided to undertake some legal legwork and identify the strangest statute still on the books in every state.

Alabama

Alabama residents commit unlawful bear exploitation if they purchase, possess, or train a bear for the purpose of bear wrestling. It's a Class B felony, punishable by a fine, confiscation of the bear, and restitution to a humane society for animals.

Apparently, man versus bear wrestling took hold in the early 1800s — a byproduct of Greco-Roman displays of masculinity.

Alaska

A person cannot get drunk in a bar and remain on the premises. (Kind of defeats the purpose of a bar, doesn't it?) The statute states an intoxicated person may not "knowingly" enter or camp out where alcohol is sold — so maybe if you're inebriated enough, you can get away with it.

In 2012, police in Alaska reportedly started aggressively enforcing the law, sending plainclothes officers to bars to identify and arrest suspects.

Arizona

No one can feed garbage to pigs without first obtaining a permit, which requires annual renewal. You can, however, swap out the trough for a waste basket if the swine are raised for your own consumption.

Arkansas

A pinball machine can't give more than 25 free games to a player who continues to win. Some restaurant-gaming chains — like Chuck E. Cheese — are exempt from certain anti-gambling statutes because they award free games, toys, and novelties that don't constitute an exchange of "valuable things."

California

A frog that dies during a frog-jumping contest can't be eaten.

This health code likely made its way into the books to protect competitors at the Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jumping Jubilee, an 80-year-old tradition in the gold mining town of Angels Camp. Each year, tourists and experienced jockeys compete to see how far their bullfrogs can leap.


Date: 2015-02-28; view: 684


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