Top 10 strangest laws (USA)

9 out of the 10 laws below are genuinely held in US states. Can you guess which is the odd one out?

In Vermont (USA), women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

In Alaska it is forbidden to push a moose out of a plane in motion.

In Massachussetts, mourners at a wake may eat no more than three sandwiches.

In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

In Wyoming, it is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people’s view in a public theatre or place of amusement.

In Virginia, it is illegal to bring a pig into a church before Easter Sunday.

Washington state - all motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.

Iowa, a man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public, and kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is 'simple assault', while biting someone with your false teeth is 'aggravated assault'.

Your shout!

Which of the laws do you think is too strange to be true? Do you know of any other weird laws? Discuss this with your mentor or leave a comment in the box below.

The answer to last week's strangest laws was number six. Believe it or not, passing wind in front of the reigning monarch does not lead to a charge of treason!

Comments

That's cool I didn't know that about my own country!!!!!

29-01-10

That's amazing!

03-06-09

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