{"id":3130,"date":"2013-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/florida\/articles\/funny-stupid-weird-laws-florida-county-city\/"},"modified":"2017-12-29T16:55:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T21:55:49","slug":"funny-stupid-weird-laws-florida-county-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/florida\/articles\/funny-stupid-weird-laws-florida-county-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to Florida!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Starting with the absurd&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. It is prohibited to see your child.<\/p>\n<p>2. It is considered an offense to shower&#8230;naked.<\/p>\n<p>3. Doors to all public buildings must open outwards.<\/p>\n<p>4. If an elephant is tied to a parking meter&#8230;the parking must be paid!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>All hail to Women&#8217;s rights&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>5. Unmarried women are prohibited from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine and\/or jail.<\/p>\n<p>6. Women are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day.<\/p>\n<p>7. A woman can get a ticket for falling asleep under a hair dryer.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Protect wildlife<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>8. Having sex with a porcupine is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>9. Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.<\/p>\n<p>10. The state constitution allows for freedom of speech, a trial by jury, and pregnant pigs to not be confined in cages.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11332\" alt=\"funny-toilet\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/10\/funny-toilet1.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"224\" \/>Bedroom manners<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>11. While having sex, only the &#8220;missionary&#8221; position is legal.<\/p>\n<p>12.\u00a0You may not kiss your wife&#8217;s breasts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Stop! Resist!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>13. No farting in public after 6 pm.<\/p>\n<p>14. Men may not be seen in public in any kind of strapless gown.<\/p>\n<p>15. It is illegal to sing in public&#8230;when wearing a swimsuit!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Freshman alert!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>16. It is illegal to skateboard without a license.<\/p>\n<h2>Local Gems<\/h2>\n<p>Since every county, every city can have their own regulations, this i just another chance to have more laws&#8230;all original and special in their own way!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Cape Coral<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>17. You may not park your truck in front of your house on the street or the driveway&#8230;Only renter&#8217;s have this privileged parking.<\/p>\n<p>18. Maintaining a car on your property that is no longer in use is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Destin<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>19. Torpedoes may not be set off in the city<\/p>\n<p>20.\u00a0It is illegal for an owner of a store to allow another person to pass out free ducklings in front of the store.<\/p>\n<p>21. It is illegal to sell ice cream in a cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>22. It is illegal to drive on the graves in the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>23. \u00a0If you like to love to ride your\u00a0bicycle\u00a0in Destin, don\u2019t lean it up against a tree in a cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>24.\u00a0If you wish to go swimming in the ocean, get dressed in your\u00a0hotel room.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Hialeah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>25.\u00a0Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Miami<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>26. It is forbidden to use a bicycle whistle.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11333 alignright\" alt=\"funny-caution\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/10\/funny-caution1.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Miami Beach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>27. Anyone selling oranges on the street may be punished with 30 days in jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Pensacola<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>28. Every citizen arrested in the street must have at least 10 dollars in his pocket.<\/p>\n<p>29. It is illegal to roll a wheelbarrow through the streets, the amount of the fine is based on the contents of the wheelbarrow.<\/p>\n<p>30. A woman can be fined\u00a0(only posthumous) if she was electrocuted in the bathtub using beauty tools.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Sanford<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>31. Being naked on stage is prohibited except in the case of theatrical &#8220;bona fide&#8221; (in good faith, if the reasons are sincere).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Sarasota<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>32.\u00a0If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f4591;\"><strong>Tampa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>33. It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sundays after 6 pm<\/p>\n<p>34. Women may not expose their breasts while performing &#8220;topless dancing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>35. Lap dances must be given from at least 6 feet away from the patron.<br \/>\n\r\n<div class=\"fd-citation citation-full\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\">\r\n<div class=\"citation-texte\" itemprop=\"citation\">The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.<\/div><div class=\"citation-author\" itemprop=\"author\"> - Tom Clancy<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Welcome to Florida! Starting with the absurd&#8230; 1. It is prohibited to see your child. 2. It is considered an offense to shower&#8230;naked. 3. Doors to all public buildings must open outwards. 4. If an elephant is tied to a parking meter&#8230;the parking must be paid! All hail to Women&#8217;s rights&#8230; 5. 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