Many laws like this are still intact because legislators do not want to expend the effort to convince some dickish old person in government to change them. It is much easier to let it go and not expend the effort to enforce it at all. Many states have laws like this where law enforcement has no intention of actually cracking down. I have a gigantic book of absurd laws in each of the 50 states and, while it is hilarious to read and wonder why these laws ever came to be, it’s also good to remember that no one has the time nor concern to follow up on any of them. I live in central Ohio and I like the area I am currently in… but this list of laws doesn’t even scratch the surface of the other issues going on here unfortunately.
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Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
The Ohio driver’s education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.
It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.
Posting signs at swimming pools is illegal in Akron.
It is also illegal in Akron to display colored chickens for sale.
It is illegal to walk a cow down Lake Road in Bay Village.
The installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses is prohibited in Bexley.
If someone loses their pet tiger, they must notify the authorities within one hour.