No Canned Beverages with Removable Caps

In Colorado, "No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail . . . any metal beverage container with a detachable opening device designed to detach from the beverage container when a user opens the beverage container in a manner reasonably calculated to gain access to its contents." (Colo. Stat. § 18-13-113)

So the aluminum Coca-Cola bottles are apparently illegal in Colorado.

Profanely Cursing

In West Virginia, (W. Va. Code § 61-8-15) the law states: "If any person arrived at the age of discretion profanely curse or swear or get drunk in public, he shall be fined by a justice one dollar for each offense."

So, the same penalty for swearing and drunk in public? And it's okay to curse someone in public, as long as you do not profanely curse them?

No Massages Behind Locked Doors

In Baldwin County, Alabama (Ala. Code § 45-2-40.07), "No masseur, masseuse, or other employee or attendant in any massage parlor shall apply or administer any massage or other treatment to any person behind locked doors."

My guess is that this was an attempt at an anti-prostitution law, but it comes across more as people who are afraid that someone else might be relaxing.

Close the Fence!

Wyoming Code § 6-9-202 states, in its entirety: "A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he opens and neglects to close a gate or replace bars in a fence which crosses a private road or a river, stream or ditch."

No Dog-Breeding for Felons

In Illinois, § 720 ILCS 5/12-36 is entitled, "Possession of unsterilized or vicious dogs by felons prohibited." A person convicted of "a forcible felony," various drug-related offenses, or certain other felonies may not have "an unspayed or unneutered dog or puppy older than 12 weeks of age."

If you are a convicted drug dealer, do not despair. The prohibition only lasts for 10 years after release from prison.

Disrupting Church

In Michigan, it is illegal to "promote, aid, or be engaged in any racing of any animals" within 2 miles of a worship service in progress. (Mich. Rev. Stat. § 752.525)

Illegal Possession of a Slingshot

In Nome, Alaska, "No person shall have in his or her physical possession, nor shall discharge, an airgun, bow and arrow, or slingshot within the city," according to Ordinance O-93-6-6.

There are exceptions. This does not apply to "possession or discharging in authorized locations," and authorized locations means "occupied residences, operational vehicles, premises in which such devices are sold or displayed, and facilities designed for indoor charges." So you cannot walk down the street with a slingshot, but you can shoot a bow and arrow or bb gun in your house.

There is also an exception when you are "transporting along a direct course between authorized locations, provided the device is not loaded while en route." So be sure that your bow and arrow is not loaded if you are carrying it in your car to an authorized location!