My home state of California has some strange laws, here are just a few:
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet from a tavern,school or place of worship.
Woman can’t drive while wearing a housecoat.
Bathhouses are illegal.
It’s illegal to eat an orange while in the bathtub.
It’s illegal to prevent children from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
In Arcadia peacocks have the right of way on any street.
In Blyth a person must own two cows before s/he is permitted to wear cowboy boots in public.
In Pacific Grove, “molesting” butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
In Pasadena it’s illigal for a secratary to be alone in a room with her boss.
In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
In Los Angeles it’s illegal to cry on a witness stand in any state court.
In Los Angeles it’s also illegal to bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
In Oakland it’s illegal to rob a birds nest that’s in a public cemetary.
In San Fransisco it’s illegal to beat a rug in front of your house.
source – tripod.com