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People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Tickling someone without their consent is a form of assault. But yeah

tundrabuddies , Erik Przekop Report

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199points

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Requiem 3 years ago

You shouldnt be doing it to strangers, Id hit someone for doing that to me

102points

berna102 , Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious Report

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Yesterday I learned that riding a bike while drunk is just as illegal as drunk driving, just not regularly enforced

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185points

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sturmwesen 3 years ago

And you can lose your driving license.

64points

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In my country suicide is considered a felony.

Its to allow first responders more ways to act. Like so a policeofficer can kick down a door or hospitals can force a short period of observation on a sucidal person, never any jailtime involved.

justalittleprickly , 28704869 Report

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183points

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Emma Byrne 3 years ago

If you consider involuntary section "not jail time" you are wrong. In the UK, at least, you are held in a police cell for up to 72 hours depending on the availability of a psychiatrist.

53points

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People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Under a 1940s anti-poaching law, not only is possessing or selling a bald eagle illegal ... possessing any part of a bald eagle, including their feathers, is illegal.

Find a bald eagle feather while hiking? Technically, picking that thing up and sticking it in your pocket means a $250,000 fine.

Edit: As has been pointed out to me repeatedly, if you belong to a native American tribe that is enrolled in a federal program that exempts you from the above.

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160points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

But there is aviaries where bald eagles are kept.

20points

FestusPowerLoL , U.S. Geological Survey Report

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In Alaska it's illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they deer hunt.

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144points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

This law is an ass! How does anyone know if someone is whispering in some ones ear? And if so, what is wrong with that?

35points

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Washing oil paint down the sink. It can contaminate drinking water.

graypumpkins , Lia Report

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142points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

As a painting and decorating tutor this is true. It has to be properly exposed of by taking it to the recycling center or passing it on as donations. This is also the same with white spirits/terps. If you are disposing spirits/terps always put it in a tightly sealed container and write the contents on the out side of it.

53points

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Scottish here, it's a legal requirement to let a stranger use your toilet if he or she asks.

So if some random drunk comes to your door at stupid o'clock in the morning choking for a s***e, you better be letting them in

spudllet , Nate Vack Report

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139points

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TheReader19 3 years ago

This sounds about right for Scotland 😂

40points

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It One of my friends studied abroad in the UK (from the US) and didn't realize pepper spray is illegal there until a British student told her. Most female students at our university in the US carry it everywhere so it didn't even occur to her it would be illegal. No clue how she got through the airport with it in the first place but luckily she was able to dispose of it without getting in trouble

Basic_Leek_9086 , Tony Webster Report

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138points

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sturmwesen 3 years ago

I have been told to declare it is an animal repellent and not for muggers/rapists and you are fine. (Germany)

53points

#10

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Walking down the street with an ice cream cone in your back pocket in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Apparently, there was a law that if a horse was on your property, you could claim it as your own. In comes the ice cream cone as a lure for the horse as you lead them to your property.....

twoshoesframpton , Aasim Ahmed Report

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130points

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-Loki's_favorite_kid- 3 years ago

I heard about this one!

16points

#11

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Also, no joke, it is illegal to kill to Bigfoot, if spotted, in America

wuau_zhang , Bob Doran Report

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129points

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Henry Kuchner 3 years ago

Wow. I’m gonna find Bigfoot. Not kill it, but not give it to the authorities. Is that illegal?

24points

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#12

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Insulting the king of Thailand

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126points

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nunya bussiness 3 years ago

in thailand, i presume?

61points

#13

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In a few states in the US there are laws on the books barring atheists from holding public office.

Granted these fit into the "exist but don't really get enforced" category, but they exist nonetheless.

TehAsianator , Gloria Manna Report

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121points

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Emma Byrne 3 years ago

What happened to separation of church and state?

115points

#14

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Just because you have your turn signals on dosen't mean that the you have the right to merge. If the lane isn't clear you are the one breaking the law.

goju8019 , dennis crowley Report

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109points

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Karen Langley 3 years ago

And if you close up and don't let people merge, you may be legally right but you're an asshole.

75points

#15

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Driving consistently slower than the speed limit, without legitimate reason to do so (like road conditions or a vehicle problem). In fact, in some states, it is more points on your license than speeding.

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107points

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Requiem 3 years ago

If you cant drive normal than you have to stay home or take the bus

39points

#16

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Stepping into a public fountain. Yes, Joey, Chandler, Ross, Pheobe, Rachel and Monica, I’m talking to you. Guess I’ll be there for you … in jail.

eve_naive , NH53 Report

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101points

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Kiki 3 years ago

lol

15points

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#17

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In Florida its illegal to tie an alligator to a parking meter unless you pay for parking

Edit- Apparently it was passed for elephants because of discrimination against circus workers according to u/Carrotcake1988 and u/DaveTheNotecard

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100points

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Chillace 3 years ago

well this is florida so...

52points

#18

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In the US giving any federal employee, especially postal workers, any gift in an amount over $20 each and no greater than $50 in a year. I believe the government wanted to try to ban any gifts, but people were so attached to their postal workers and wanted to give them something so they did relent, with those strict guidelines above.

llcucf80 , George Redgrave Report

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96points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

YOU GO POSTAL WORKERS. Thumbs up!

56points

#19

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It License plate covers. I saw one yesterday that was tinted and you literally couldn’t read the plate even in broad daylight. But even clear ones are illegal (in Ohio anyway)

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96points

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nunya bussiness 3 years ago

i'm not suprised by this one

50points

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#20

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It It’s illegal to die in the House of Parliament

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96points

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leia's emotional cupcake 3 years ago

Okay! Then i guess I will die later...

54points

#21

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It The Salmon Act 1986 is an act of Parliament which outlines the difference between legal and illegal salmon fishery, among other things. The Act also makes it illegal to "handle salmon in suspicious circumstances"

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94points

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Emma Byrne 3 years ago

My Dad was a poacher (we grew up really poor) rabbit and pheasant were treats when I was growing up. He never went after salmon, trout yes, salmon no.

41points

#22

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Carrying a permanent marker or other permanent-staining stationary is illegal in many countries under graffiti laws.

DoAFlip22 , Ben Chun Report

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91points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

WOW! Understandable though but would spray paints apply to the same law?

30points

#23

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Apparently hunting whales with a harpoon from your airplane in arkansas (this is legit)

AKSchmitler , Navin75 Report

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91points

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Jessica Nametz 3 years ago

Why does a land-locked state have a law about hunting whales??

94points

#24

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It The failure to spend 2 hours a week practicing with a longbow.

This law was setup in the middle ages and it required ever male over the age of 14 to practice with a longbow every week.

The laws still in place but has been massively overlooked and forgotten.

WildWolfman378 , Hans Splinter Report

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91points

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TheReader19 3 years ago

Enforce the law I say 😂

69points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#25

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Profiting from the photographs of Eiffel Tower taken at night.

your-playboy , Pedro Szekely Report

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90points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

NO WAY! Is it some kind of copy writing or something? How are they going to know if it is taken at night, printed on canvas and sold in other countries?

35points

#26

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In my home state of Tennessee, it's illegal to use a lasso to catch fish.

TwiceInEveryMoment , M&R Glasgow Report

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90points

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Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 3 years ago (edited)

Awwww, now I have no plans for the weekend!

52points

personofinterest18 , Steven Miller Report

#27

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Happy hours are illegal in Massachusetts

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago (edited)

killjoys! Thats not a happy thing to do

34points

#28

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It You can give a friend or family member a lift for free, but if they have paid you, even fuel costs, then you are now an unlicensed taxi.

reditm8 , Alper Çuğun Report

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86points

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Channon Doughty 3 years ago

Ridiculous!

48points

#29

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Importing Kinder Surprise eggs to the US from your trip abroad. You won't go to jail, but if you are unlucky and the customs agent is not very lenient you can face a fine for every egg you tried to smuggle in.

According to some sources the fine per egg could go up to $2500, but I couldn't find a case where someone was actually fined that much. The most I could find in my 5 minute research was a Canadian woman who got fined $300 (Canadian) for trying to bring in one egg. I guess in most cases the customs agents will just confiscate the eggs and give you a warning.

TheBassMeister , Derek Key Report

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84points

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Requiem 3 years ago

Americans cant handle NOT eating the yellow capsule inside the chocolate.

97points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#30

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It having stuff hanging from your rear view mirror.

shuttermayfire , Tony Alter Report

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83points

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Jessica Nametz 3 years ago

This one I actually knew. It's a distraction and obstructs the field of view...

46points

#31

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It There is a long list of over the counter medication you can legally purchase, but cannot take it into another country.

cisco54 , Free photo on UkrMedia Report

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78points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

In supermarkets you are limited to 3 boxes of painkillers per person per transaction in the UK. There is nothing stopping you buying 20 boxes but in separate transactions.

19points

#32

In my state (CT) it's illegal to sell pickles that don't bounce.

MattyRixz Report

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75points

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Henry Kuchner 3 years ago

I don’t want your rubber pickles, my friend

56points

#33

Changing your own light bulbs; in Australia, the law says you must hire a licensed electrician to do it.

AussieSkittles81 Report

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75points

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TheReader19 3 years ago

This is the most broken law ever

56points

#34

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It You have to know how to play an accordion in North Korea to be able to teach.

Deadshot37 , Michael Neel Report

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74points

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sturmwesen 3 years ago

to teach...anything?

64points

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#35

Chico, CA, it's a $500 fine to make or have a nuclear weapon within city limits

"No person shall produce, test, maintain, or store within the city a nuclear weapon, component of a nuclear weapon, nuclear weapon delivery system, or component of a nuclear weapon delivery system under penalty of Chapter 9.60.030 of the Chico Municipal Code."

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70points

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Octavia Hansen 3 years ago

Hard Rock Cafe has the same policy . . .

17points

personofinterest18 , amy gizienski Report

#36

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Lemonade stands

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66points

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Requiem 3 years ago

You cant sell food to other people with out safe food handling, need a permit. Typhoid Mary caused a lot of death and damage from being immune to what she had and was a carrier not washing her hands.

44points

Karasi Mills 3 years ago

ah yes, the biggest concern about buying from a lemonade stand...and here I thought I was just risking drinking too much sugar....

9points

Mickie Shea 3 years ago

Kinda like today's anti-vaxers

3points

Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

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Gossameringue 3 years ago

Lemonade stands can be effective Karen Identifiers in your neighborhood

10points

DarkAngelNic 3 years ago

Truth! Because how dare kids try to do something productive!

2points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

In Massachusetts, you can sell unprocessed foods without a license, like produce from your garden. But if you make your tomatoes and chiles into salsa, you need to be licensed and inspected by the health department. Which makes perfect sense.

8points

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

Of course it does. Fruit and veg can be washed. Who knows what you're putting into your salsa. Even if it's just double-dipping your tasting spoon. Allergy and labelling considerations have to be taken into account also. There was a high-profile case in the UK a few years ago where a girl died from a stray sesame seed that got into her sandwich.

0points

Doctor Punk 3 years ago

The duck walked up to lemonade stand and he said to the man, running the stand "Hey!" Bum bum bum "You're under arrest."

2points

N G 3 years ago (edited)

I believe this is to do with street vendor licensing. So if your 11-year-old has a license their lemonade stand is perfectly legal. I wish I were being sarcastic.

2points

Billy The Kid 3 years ago (edited)

Oh come on!!! What lemon come up with that? Parents educate your kids on the law before they get arrested. LOL

2points

Nudge 3 years ago

not everywhere!!! texas specifically has a law allowing kids to run lemonade stands--and if someone calls the cops on them for unhygienic practices it's their fault for drinking it, they should know kids aren't clean

1point

Koala 3 years ago

Wow! Really!?

1point

XxGlitched_CherryxX 3 years ago

Wait, where????!!!

1point

Moonscorpion 3 years ago

WHaTTttttttt?????? WhYyYyYYY

1point

Requiem 3 years ago

even if you want to sell popsicles from a bike cart now you need a food handling license

6points

Something Different 3 years ago

You sell napkins, and the lemonade comes with it.

0points

Lou Herout 3 years ago

They're legal now in Illinois for anyone under 16 to operate a lemonade stand without a permit!! I think is it as an anti-Karen law. (Or was it Becky?)

0points

Marty BlackEagle-Carl 3 years ago

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

0points

Jared West 3 years ago

Such a broken law.

0points

CatWoman312 3 years ago

found this out when I attempted to have a bake sale along with a yard sale I was having. Officer made me take everything off the table because I didn’t have a health inspection sign 🙄😏

0points

Porch Santa 3 years ago

What about positive encouragement stands?

0points

Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago

Some lady actually called the cops on a kid for that. I think they took the trouble to go get the kid a license and then bought lemonade from her.

0points

cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

What about alcohol crêpes stand? In France this is technically forbidden too but once with my brother we sold crêpes on the side of our house, near a busy store and we didn't had the proportions right with Rhum so basically we were selling food and alcohol. We made a good afternoon so i guess people like eating Rhum.

0points

Henry Kuchner 3 years ago

Where?

0points

BlockDog02 3 years ago

Well, I guess everywhere that you have to have a license to sell food. Of course, it's only a "technically" so law enforcers wouldn't arrest an 8 er old selling lemonade, but the law is in place so people couldn't sell food that went bad or other suspicious things.

2points

#37

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It In Texas, there is still a law on the books that it is a crime to carry bolt cutters around. It is a leftover from the days of cattle rustlers, when the bad guys would use bolt cutters to take down barbed wire fencing. Pretty sure it hasn't been prosecuted in a hundred years.

ComicLawyer , Lenore Edman Report

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64points

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Requiem 3 years ago

If you see someone riding around with bolt cutters its automatically for theft. You dont need those unless your in a Trade on a job site

22points

#38

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It You can go to Lowes and buy weed-killer off the shelf and use it on your property. You can use it on your parent's property. If you use it on your neighbor's property and he gives you $20, that's a felony.

Edit: Treating according to label instructions for friends and family without compensation does not qualify as a business activity most places. If you do this and receive compensation, then you're conducting business and under the law you should have a commercial applicator's licence. This is mostly an example of a badly- written law that is too open- ended. I don't know anyone who has got in any real legal trouble over an unlicensed jug of roundup, but they could.

I3uckethead , Mike Mozart Report

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62points

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

I can understand that law when it comes to chemicals.

15points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#39

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Having a lobster of a certain size in your possession.

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

or you get pinched!

41points

#40

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It California Law stating that it is illegal to wash your neighbor’s car without their permission.

Also, in San Francisco and Long Beach here you cannot store anything other than an automobile in your garage.

Edit: This is no longer a law/ordinance in Long Beach anymore.

The SF one is for commercial structures only, but at one point it definitely was illegal to use your garage as anything other than a parking spot for your car. People could do stuff like rent out their garage, tax free.

OzonePass , SYA Extreme Report

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54points

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RandomBeing 3 years ago

Makes sense that u shouldn't mess with peoples stuff without their permission.

20points

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Unpasteurised cheese in the USA Also lawn darts in USA

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Terry Tobias 3 years ago

It's amazing that my siblings and I are still alive after all those years playing Jarts. So many things that are extremely dangerous were legal when I was a kid.

10points

#42

People In This Online Group Shared 40 Things That Are Illegal But Most People Don’t Even Know It Apparently changing lanes in the middle of an intersection is one that's unknown in my area.

Rikiar , Jeffrey Beall Report

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28points

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Requiem 3 years ago

You cant do that anywhere

30points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#43

If you live in london. Your not alowed To shake the dust off your rug outside your house after 8 in the morning

cfcaggro2 Report

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The Dave 3 years ago

Dang, there's some terrible spelling and punctuation happening here.

18points

#44

Contrary to popular belief its not legal to distill alcohol for personal use. Without a license its illegal period, including freeze distillation. Which is extremely dumb but so is the ATF.

The only legal production of home use alcohol is beer and wine and it varies by state.

Deveak Report

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Hal Schirmer 3 years ago

-Chemistry degree kicks in- The problem is that freezing concentrates BOTH the ethanol (good) along with the (bad) = methanol (go blind) and the propanol ('rubbing alcohol). A (proper) heat based distillation will give you ethanol (drinkable alcohol).

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Aunt Messy 3 years ago

In Canada, there is a federal law on the books that requires all post offices to have a hitching post out front. Yes. I have seen many post offices (mostly rural) who DO comply with the law.

7points

Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

In some very rural areas, that hitching post just might get a fair bit of use.

1point

iblowsheep 3 years ago

This is what happens when someone says there ought to be a law.

6points

Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

There are countless old and outdated laws that aren’t enforced, but just haven’t been taken off the books yet. Some of them make no sense today, yet others that didn’t make sense for decades suddenly do again in the right circumstances. We used to laugh at laws against spitting in public places. But those laws were put in place to protect people from communicable diseases that could be passed through that spittle. Though originally pertaining to diseases like tuberculosis, certain people’s more recent reactions to COVID restrictions have made those old anti-spitting laws make sense again. Unfortunately.

4points

Miss Cris 3 years ago

I wish all of them said where it happens, not only "here".

3points

Iggy 3 years ago

It'd be nice to know where a lot of these laws are in place.

3points

Seán Baron 3 years ago

In the UK, it is legal for a pregnant woman to use a Police Constable's helmet to have a wee in.

3points

Wonderful 3 years ago

I wonder how many times it was actually done.

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TheReader19 3 years ago

Well I had a good laugh away

3points

Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago (edited)

In Austria, using your actual, legal, legitimate title of nobility or your real surname with its noble particle (de, von, zu, di...) is a crime. They even ticketed their own emperor for using his real surname : von Habsburg-Lothringen.

2points

Wonderful 3 years ago

How strange. Do you know why?

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TheartfulDutchGinger 3 years ago (edited)

Under Dutch law.. If a burglar comes into your house, don't lock him up in your toilet. because then you rob him of his freedom. Natural areas may not be visited at sunrise and sunset . your in-laws will always remain your in-laws. even if you are separated from your partner. We need to pay taxes to have a dog. The more dogs, the more taxes. In the city of Rotterdam, its illegal when your dog barks. You can get fined 130 euros. In another city its illegal to look through/into someone else's window. So when you pass a house there, just look straight ahead of you.

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Liz Strevens 3 years ago

In the UK London taxis must carry a bale of hay for the horse.

1point

Alishia James 3 years ago

And a bucket and shovel to scoop up their poop

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Sky Render 3 years ago

And yet another "weird law" article comes without mentioning Oregon's drip-dry dish law. It's as dumb as it sounds: there's a law on the books that says that you cannot wipe down dishes after washing, they have to be allowed to drip-dry. Nobody follows it.

1point

Kimberly Miller 3 years ago

In Virginia, it is a felony to sell deer antlers, even if they are just sheds off the ground. My former husband was arrested for this, and even the judge had never heard of such a law.

1point

Crochet lady 3 years ago

We lived in a small town in Ohio where my son found out it was illegal to walk your cow down the middle of the road. And no, he didn't find out by breaking the law, he found out when doing a middle school class assignment. He found it quite amusing at the time.

1point

Jo Choto 3 years ago

England has a ton of bizarre and arcane laws that make no sense, like the one where you can buy canned peas on a Sunday, but it's illegal to buy frozen ones. Obviously none of these kinds of laws are prosecuted, but they've never been removed from the books.

1point

Rae Reyn 3 years ago

In Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.

1point

Billy The Kid 3 years ago

WOW! So if they divorce does he still get to keep it?

3points

Dre Mosley 3 years ago

It's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey and some parts of Oregon.

0points

Stannous Flouride 3 years ago

In California you cannot buy anything larger than a 1 quart container of oil-based paints. You can buy 1,000 gallons in 4,000 cans but that's the only way.

0points

ivy 3 years ago

In Switzerland, you’re not allowed to own just one guinea pig or parrot. The reason for this is that they’re social species, and they are considered victims of abuse if they aren’t able to regularly interact with others of their species.

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Daniel Marsh 3 years ago (edited)

Real, enforceable laws: (1) In New Jersey and I think Oregon (at least until recently) it's illegal to put gas in your own car. You have to have a station employee do it for you. (2) A lot of people though Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was an idiot for being unfamiliar with a trash disposal unity, but they're illegal in New York where she's from. (3) I found out the hard way that whereas in New York, you must swap license plates when you swap cars, in Virginia it's a misdemeanor to do so. I got out of jail time by demonstrating that the law required mens rea, the will to violate the law. The purpose of the law is to prevent OTHER crimes, so the fact that I could PROVE that it wasn't in furtherance of a crime made the law unenforceable. (4) Sorry for repeating myself, but you'd better be able to PROVE you're carrying a flashlight or a wrench for a legitimate reason in many states where it is illegal to carry "the tools of a trade" that is criminal.

0points

Mommyofboth 3 years ago

WV has a law that it's legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.

0points

Wonderful 3 years ago

“Hey honey let’s go to WV on Sunday”. Wait. I’m the female… I didn’t think this through… 🙀

0points

Emma London 3 years ago

In Finland it's illegal to mail order certain vitamins, you can even get a a fine for smuggling illegal substances for ordering the 5,000 IU Vitamin D capsules. Also bringing over 80% vodka in the country is illegal, but that's understandable as alcohol in that strength is basically poison.

0points

Aliquid A 3 years ago

It annoys me how many people posted things and didn't say WHERE it was illegal. Do they assume their local law applies to the whole planet?

0points

Jim Ellington 3 years ago

Cannabis, a weed that grows in all 50 states, is illegal on a fedral level in the United States.

0points

Jim Ellington 3 years ago

And Ms. Dominauskaitė is not a bad-looking woman,

2points

Carol Emory 3 years ago

In Montana, it's illegal to leave a sheep in the cab of a running vehicle. In Cle Elum, WA (where they filmed Northern Exposure) it's illegal to ride an ugly horse in town. As I said before, it's illegal in Alaska to feed alcoholic drinks to a moose or to push a moose out of an airplane. Oh..and you can't wrestle bears in Missouri.

0points

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Aunt Messy 3 years ago

In Canada, there is a federal law on the books that requires all post offices to have a hitching post out front. Yes. I have seen many post offices (mostly rural) who DO comply with the law.

7points

Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

In some very rural areas, that hitching post just might get a fair bit of use.

1point

iblowsheep 3 years ago

This is what happens when someone says there ought to be a law.

6points

Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

4points

Miss Cris 3 years ago

I wish all of them said where it happens, not only "here".

3points

Iggy 3 years ago

It'd be nice to know where a lot of these laws are in place.

3points

Seán Baron 3 years ago

In the UK, it is legal for a pregnant woman to use a Police Constable's helmet to have a wee in.

3points

Wonderful 3 years ago

I wonder how many times it was actually done.

0points

TheReader19 3 years ago

Well I had a good laugh away

3points

Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago (edited)

2points

Wonderful 3 years ago

How strange. Do you know why?

0points

TheartfulDutchGinger 3 years ago (edited)

1point

Liz Strevens 3 years ago

In the UK London taxis must carry a bale of hay for the horse.

1point

Alishia James 3 years ago

And a bucket and shovel to scoop up their poop

0points

Sky Render 3 years ago

1point

Kimberly Miller 3 years ago

In Virginia, it is a felony to sell deer antlers, even if they are just sheds off the ground. My former husband was arrested for this, and even the judge had never heard of such a law.

1point

Crochet lady 3 years ago

1point

Jo Choto 3 years ago

1point

Rae Reyn 3 years ago

In Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.

1point

Billy The Kid 3 years ago

WOW! So if they divorce does he still get to keep it?

3points

Dre Mosley 3 years ago

It's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey and some parts of Oregon.

0points

Stannous Flouride 3 years ago

In California you cannot buy anything larger than a 1 quart container of oil-based paints. You can buy 1,000 gallons in 4,000 cans but that's the only way.

0points

ivy 3 years ago

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Daniel Marsh 3 years ago (edited)

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Mommyofboth 3 years ago

WV has a law that it's legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.

0points

Wonderful 3 years ago

“Hey honey let’s go to WV on Sunday”. Wait. I’m the female… I didn’t think this through… 🙀

0points

Emma London 3 years ago

0points

Aliquid A 3 years ago

It annoys me how many people posted things and didn't say WHERE it was illegal. Do they assume their local law applies to the whole planet?

0points

Jim Ellington 3 years ago

Cannabis, a weed that grows in all 50 states, is illegal on a fedral level in the United States.

0points

Jim Ellington 3 years ago

And Ms. Dominauskaitė is not a bad-looking woman,

2points