The statists in the Legistag and in city councils have come up with some good ones over the years here in Kalifornia. This list of laws was published in the California Rifle and Pistol Association's magazine, The Firing Line, February 2000:
***California State Laws:
*Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
*sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
*Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worshpip.
*Removing your clothes in a bathhouse is against the law.
*It is a misdemeaner to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
*Women may not drive in a housecoat.
*No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
*It is illegal to own a gerbil, hamster, or ferret.
***California City Laws:
*Arcadia--Peacocks have the right of way to cross at any street including driveways.
*Alhambra--You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
*Baldwin Park--Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
*Belvedere--City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."
*Blythe--You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own two cows.
*Burlingame--It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
*Carmel--Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor.)
--Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
*Chico--Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
*Downey--It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed in 1995)
*Hollywood--It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
*Lafayette--You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
*Lompoc--It is illegal to possess or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
*Long Beach--Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
--It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
*Los Angeles--It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
--You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
--You may not hunt moths under a street light.
--It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
--Toads may not be licked. The toad secretes a poison that some people were licking to produce an effect like heroin and become "high."
--It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
--Zoot suits are prohibited.
*Onterio--Roosters may not crow within the city limits.
*Pacific Grove--Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
*Palm Springs--It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six p.m.
*Pasadena--It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
*Prundale--Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
*Redlands--Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking in front of it.
*Riverside--One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
*San Diego--It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
--The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.00.
*San Francisco--Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
--It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
--Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
--It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
*San Jose--It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595.
*Santa Monica--You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
*Temecula--Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California Street no matter what.
***California State Laws:
*Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
*sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
*Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worshpip.
*Removing your clothes in a bathhouse is against the law.
*It is a misdemeaner to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
*Women may not drive in a housecoat.
*No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
*It is illegal to own a gerbil, hamster, or ferret.
***California City Laws:
*Arcadia--Peacocks have the right of way to cross at any street including driveways.
*Alhambra--You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
*Baldwin Park--Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
*Belvedere--City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."
*Blythe--You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own two cows.
*Burlingame--It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
*Carmel--Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor.)
--Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
*Chico--Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
*Downey--It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed in 1995)
*Hollywood--It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
*Lafayette--You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
*Lompoc--It is illegal to possess or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
*Long Beach--Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
--It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
*Los Angeles--It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
--You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
--You may not hunt moths under a street light.
--It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
--Toads may not be licked. The toad secretes a poison that some people were licking to produce an effect like heroin and become "high."
--It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
--Zoot suits are prohibited.
*Onterio--Roosters may not crow within the city limits.
*Pacific Grove--Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
*Palm Springs--It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six p.m.
*Pasadena--It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
*Prundale--Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
*Redlands--Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking in front of it.
*Riverside--One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
*San Diego--It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
--The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.00.
*San Francisco--Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
--It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
--Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
--It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
*San Jose--It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595.
*Santa Monica--You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
*Temecula--Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California Street no matter what.
