California Laws You May Not Be Aware Of

[lonestar2000]

Found on SoCalMLS, a funny read:
http://www.socalmls.com/DispArticle.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=8726

Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.

Bathhouses are against the law.

In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.

No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Women may not drive in a house coat.

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Arcadia
Peacocks have the right of way to cross 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 at least 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 (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)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 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.

Lodi
It is illegal to own or sell “Silly String”.

Lompoc
It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.

Long Beach
It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.

Los Angeles
Toads may not be licked.

You may not hunt moths under a street light.

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.

You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

Zoot suits are prohibited.

It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.

It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

Ontario
Roosters may not crow in 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 PM.

Pasadena
It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

Prunedale
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 wallking ahead of it.

Riverside
One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o’clock.

San Diego
The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.

It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.

San Francisco
Persons classified as “ugly” may not walk down any street.

Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.

It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.

It is illegal to wipe one’s car with used underwear.

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 St. at all times.

[CMcG]

The one about women not being allowed to drive in a house coat really had me cackling. Wonder when that went on the books? Eons ago, my mom used to drive me to a San Diego junior high school every morning in said attire. One morning she was pulled over for speeding (with me in the car) right in front of the school as students were teeming in. She was told to get out of the car amd was issued a speeding ticket. I was already in the teen-angst/extreme- embarassment-about-parents phase of adolescence. I was completely mortified 🙂

[CMcG]

The one about women not being allowed to drive in a house coat really had me cackling. Wonder when that went on the books? Eons ago, my mom used to drive me to a San Diego junior high school every morning in said attire. One morning she was pulled over for speeding (with me in the car) right in front of the school as students were teeming in. She was told to get out of the car amd was issued a speeding ticket. I was already in the teen-angst/extreme- embarassment-about-parents phase of adolescence. I was completely mortified 🙂

[speedingpullet]

Chico
Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

ROTFLMAO!

I’d call that a real case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

[speedingpullet]

Chico
Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

ROTFLMAO!

I’d call that a real case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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