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Dumb Laws in Idaho

Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.
Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
You may not fish on a camel’s back.

City Laws in Idaho

Boise
Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back.
Coeur d Alene
If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.
Eagle
Persons may not camp out on sidewalks in the city.
Dirt may not be swept from one’s house into the street.
Bicycles are not allowed in the tennis courts.
Pocatello
A law passed in 1912 provided that “The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view.
A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.
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