It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.

RCW 70.54.090
Attachment of objects to utility poles.

It shall be unlawful to attach to utility poles any of the following: Advertising signs, posters, vending machines, or any similar object which presents a hazard to, or endangers the lives of, electrical workers. Any attachment to utility poles shall only be made with the permission of the utility involved, and shall be placed not less than twelve feet above the surface of the ground.

Washington

X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.

RCW 70.98.170 Prohibition — Fluoroscopic x-ray shoefitting devices. The operation or maintenance of any x-ray, fluoroscopic, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear or in the viewing of bones in the feet is prohibited. This prohibition does not apply to any licensed physician, surgeon, *podiatrist, or…

Little Rock

No one may “suddenly start or stop their car at a McDonald’s.

Sec. 18-53. Conduct in drive-in restaurants. (a) In this section “drive-in restaurant” means any restaurant where meals, sandwiches, ice cream, or other food, is served directly to or is permitted to be consumed by patrons in automobiles, motorcycles or other vehicles parked on the premises. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person while on…

Oregon

Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.

Wisconsin

State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.

Our research has shown this one wasn’t entirely true, but close. 1935 Laws of Wisconsin, Chapter 106 required serving a small amount of cheese and butter with meals in restaurants (eff. June 1935 – March 1937).

North Carolina

It’s illegal to dig ginseng on other people’s property between the months of April and September, according to an 1866 law.

Seattle

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