Thursday, March 25, 2010

Crazy Maryland Laws

So we've all heard of these so called crazy laws. Here are a few that may peak your interest. I personally like the one where it's illegal to take a lion to the movies!






Maryland Jokes


Maryland Crazy Law



  • Thistles may not grow in one's yard.

    Baltimore





  • No person who is a "tramp" or "vagrant" shall loiter in any park at any time. They define tramp as a person who roves for begging purposes and a vagrant as an idle person who is able-bodied living without labor. It's a $50 fine. I guess the tramp would have to beg for the money to pay the fine. -Park Rule 6



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  • It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.




  • It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.




  • It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.




  • It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt. $10 fine. This would include joggers that go shirtless. (1898)


    Baltimore City





  • You may not curse inside the city limits.




  • Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.


    Columbia





  • Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.




  • You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.


    Ocean City





  • Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.




  • A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk. (Repealed)