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Dumb Laws in California

City Laws in California

Fresno
Skipping rocks in a city park is not allowed.
It is against the law to hold a private bingo game.
Permanent markers may not be sold in the city limits.
It is illegal to sell gasoline to a drunken person.
Elementary schools may not host poker tournaments.
Getting drunk on a playground is against the law.
Glendale
A person must be 18 years old to buy a wax container.
It is illegal to jump into a passing car.
One may not take his dog on an elevator with him.
Cars may not be driven in reverse.
Hermosa Beach
It is illegal to pour salt on a highway.
Public restrooms must be supplied with toilet paper.
No person may show his or her buttocks on a playground.
Hollywood
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Indian Wells
Fortelling the future for donations is illegal.
Crushing rocks in the city limits is forbidden.
It is illegal for a trumpet player to play his instrument with the intention of luring someone to a store.
Drinking intoxicating cement is prohibited.
Lafayette
You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
Lodi
It is illegal to shoot “silly string” at parade participants.

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