In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker’s stand, you can be fined $25.00.

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Breast feeding is not allowed in public.

A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.”

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It is a misdemeanor to play any game in a public park without the Superintendent’s permission.

05 39. 07. 00 PLAYING OF GAMES. (a) No person shall play any game in any park of the City except such as the Superintendent of Parks designates and upon such portion of the park as the Superintendent designates. (1964 Code § 511.08) (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

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Throwing snowballs is illegal

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It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

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It’s illegal to catch mice without a hunting license

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Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.

This law has been attributed to a city ordinance in Globe, Arizona. I guess if you and your Native American friends want to play poker, it would behoove you to get off the streets! This one has been broken at least once on purpose, and can be read about in this book.