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25 Random Laws

Clothes may not be washed in bird baths.
There is a 3 cent bounty for each starling and 10 cent bounty for each crow killed in any village, township, or city in the state. (Repealed, 2006)
It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town.
Smoking while in bed is illegal.
It is illegal to shout offensive words in any public place.
A bill has been passed that restricts local planning agencies’ ability to use climate change science to predict sea-level rise.
The Fire Department may blow up your house.
It is illegal to burn bird feathers.
It is illegal to pee in an elevator.
It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window.
The color of house and garage doors is regulated by city bylaws (a purple door get you a fine).
Worrying squirrels will not be tolerated.
Security guards at Joe Louis Arena will confiscate any item they feel might be thrown onto the ice.
Oral sex is prohibited.
It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.
Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
No person may appear as a contestant in more than one game show a year.
It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
One’s pants may be worn no lower than five inches below the waist.
It is illegal to spit orange peels on the sidewalk.
Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.
An ordinance makes bringing a concealable fire arm into the county illegal unless it is registered with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Headlights must be on whenever a vehicle is being operated in order to distinguish it from parked cars.
It is illegal to request for someone to “watch over” your parked car.
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