▲In Alabama it is illegal to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket. It would very likely melt in the heat anyway.

▲It is an offense to push a living moose out of an airplane. A dead one is apparently fine.

▲Did you know that it is illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs? Other animals are seemingly exempt from this prohibition.

▲It is illegal to pronounce "Arkansas" incorrectly. To be fair, you should know how to say it if you’re there.

▲It is illegal to mutilate a rock in a state park. We’re not entirely sure what this means, but neither are we sure we want to.

▲A pickle is not truly defined as a pickle unless it bounces. Who is testing this?

▲Be prepared if you fly over a body of water in Delaware, as you're not allowed to wing it without sufficient food and drink supplies. You can never be too careful, right?

▲Can you believe that in Florida if you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay for it as if it were a vehicle? Make sure you keep your loose change handy when you next take Dumbo out for errands.

▲Watch your mouth in funeral homes and coroner’s offices, as any profanity in front of a corpse is illegal.

▲Head to Idaho for Valentine’s Day, as it is illegal for a man to give his partner a box of candy that weighs less than 50 lbs.

▲Get your cell phone ready when you head into Illinois, as you have to contact the police when you’re entering the city by car. Not sure how happy they would be to have you follow this law.

▲Fluffy tails rejoice! Kansas has a law that states that rabbits can’t be shot from motorboats.

▲We’re not sure why this one ever came up, but you can’t dye a duckling blue and sell it… unless you’re selling six at once.

▲Be careful after this holiday season as you can be fined for having your Christmas decorations up after January 14th. ‘Tis the season only lasts so long.

▲Apparently, perfectly manicured lawns enhance the streets of Maryland, as it is illegal for any thistles to grow in one’s yard.

▲Never go to a funeral hungry. In Massachusetts it is illegal to eat more than three sandwiches at a wake. Two is fine though.

▲Would you believe that in Michigan women can’t cut their own hair without their husband’s permission? Hairdressers must make a killing.

▲Be aware not to run “afowl” of the law in Minnesota. It is illegal to cross state lines with a duck on your head.

▲If your church service is disrupted, you have the right to act! Any private citizen can arrest someone who is willfully disturbing a church service.

▲Men may be breaking this law without realizing it! All single men between the ages of 21 and 50 must pay a yearly tax of one dollar.

▲Fishing in Montana as a woman may be toying with the lines of legality. It is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to go fishing alone in general.

▲There will be no Arabian nights in Nevada. It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway. Guess you’ll just have to take your car, though that seems like much less fun.

▲Knitting may be a calming pastime, but it doesn’t mix with the fishing season. It is against the law for a man to knit during this time of year. Apparently they are mutually exclusive pastimes.

▲Due to an old wording of a law, idiots can’t vote in New Mexico. It may not be a bad policy to instate nation-wide however…

▲No need to fear the Hamburgler in Oklahoma, as it’s illegal to take a bite out of someone else’s half-pounder.

▲Plan your summer weekends carefully in Oregon: ice cream cannot be eaten on Sundays!

▲Crazy enough, it’s illegal to sleep on a refrigerator outdoors in Pennsylvania. If you want to indoors, that’s apparently your own business.

▲In Rhode Island they’re careful about their marriages. Any marriage where one of the parties is an idiot or a lunatic is null and void. We’re betting there are quite a few former couples that would argue that this law applies to them.

▲Keep your bathtubs clear of horses in SC, as it is illegal to keep them there. The shower is seemingly fine however.

▲No matter how tired you are, there is no respite when you’ve got milk. In SD, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.

▲We’re not sure why you’d want to but just in case, you can’t carry any skunks into the state.

▲There are quite a few options in Texas, though one of the odder ones is that you can’t sell your eye. We’re sure that was your next money-making scheme.

▲It is considered a felony in Utah to repeatedly step on the cracks between the paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway. You know what they say, step on a crack and you break your mother’s back… and the law.

▲Amazingly, it is illegal in Vermont to deny the existence of God. Look out atheists!

▲Prepare for an emotional talk with your little ones, as it’s illegal for kids to go trick-or-treating on Halloween. We don’t envy you the tantrums sure to follow.

▲When you’re sick you’re required to stay home in Washington! It’s illegal to walk around with the common cold (or any other infectious disease) and expose others. Movies and tea it is!

▲Didn’t get a chance to go grocery shopping? No worries! West Virginia passed a law allowing people to take roadkill home, so you’re all set!

▲If you want the all-American apple pie after your dinner in Wisconsin, you’d better be prepared for cheese as well! It is illegal to serve up pie without it!

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To the relief of many, it is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people’s views in a public theater or place of amusement. One less thing to worry about when you’re going to the movies.

▲Take off your dancing shoes when you enter restaurants, taverns, or cafés in New Hampshire. It is illegal to tap your feet, nod your head, or otherwise keep time to music in these establishments.

▲Keep the car windows closed while you’re jamming out in the shower or in the car, as it is against the law to sing off key in NC.

▲On the theme of kissing, in Iowa they can last no longer than five minutes. They’ve apparently got a thing against PDA.

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Bet you didn’t know that in Louisiana stealing an alligator could land you in jail for up to ten years. We know they seem cute and cuddly, but try to restrain yourself.

▲It may come as a surprise but in Indiana it is illegal to have a mustache if you habitually kiss other humans. "Movember" would become a whole new type of challenge.

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Keep your cocktails to yourself in Ohio, and preferably away from the water. It is illegal to get a fish drunk. Gives a whole new meaning to somebody “drinking like a fish.”

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If it’s chilly outside, a bar may be the best place to go for a hot meal. Bars in Nebraska are not allowed to sell beer, unless they are brewing a kettle of soup at the same time.

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At the end of a long day in North Dakota, you can’t just crash in bed. It’s illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on. Kick ‘em off at the door though, and you’re all good.

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It is illegal for a woman to drive in a housecoat (a robe). Women need to be aware on their Sunday morning milk runs!

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Careful in Hawaiian bars as there is no double fisting allowed. In addition, customers are not allowed to have more than one alcoholic drink in front of them at a time.

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With each passing year more and more laws end up governing each state of the US. You'd expect that some end up falling through the cracks, staying on the statute books far longer than they should. However, there are some laws still out there that make you wonder how they were ever passed into legislation in the first place.

Check out the weirdest laws in the US.

▲You may be surprised to learn that it is illegal to congregate with two or more people wearing a mask or face covering that disguises your identity in public. So, you know, basically all of Halloween.