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Crazy PA Laws - Then and Now  (By BlueOrchid (41) on 03/08/2006)

Keep in mind that most of these aren't laws anymore. 5 = Crazy
 
 
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By law, "watch stuffers" are unwelcome in McKeesport, Pa. Now, no one is quite sure what a watch stuffer does, but whatever he does, he better do it somewhere else. (1)  5.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
You may not sing in the bathtub. (4)  4.75 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish. (2)  4.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In York, Pennsylvania, you can't sit down while watering your lawn with a hose. (2)  4.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Allentown: There is a ban on men becoming aroused in public. (4)  4.20 (5)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife. (3)  4.00 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Witchcraft was first legalized in the colony of Pennsylvania. (0)  4.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires. (4)  3.75 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents. (2)  3.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk. (2)  3.33 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth. (3)  3.33 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding. (4)  3.00 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth. (3)  3.00 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law. (2)  3.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Connellsville: One's pants may be worn no lower than five inches below the waist. (1)  3.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel. (2)  2.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor" (2)  1.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In the Mount Pocono region any group of 5 or more Native Americans are to be considered a raiding party and may be killed on the spot. (1)  1.00 (1)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
A special cleaning ordinance bans homemakers from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Carlisle: In the middle of town, one must pay a fee of $50 dollars a year to park on a particular block. At night, however, the cars must be moved for street cleaning. This law is enforced even if snow or ice prevents the cars from being moved. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
If a motorist sees a horse coming down the road, the driver must pull off to the side of the road and cover the vehicle with canvas. If the horse is still scared the driver must get out of his car and take it apart until the horse isn't scared anymo (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In Bensalem, Pennsylvania it is illegal to race mufflerless go-karts after 6PM on Sunday. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In Hazelton, Pennsylvania, there is a law on the books that prohibits a person from sipping a carbonated drink while lecturing students in a school auditorium. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
It sounds like the title of a rock album or something, but "Coasting on Beaver Street" is illegal in Edgeworth, Pa. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Morrisville: It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Newtown: Every outlet or switch (which can be purchased for 59 cents) that is installed requires an electrical inspection fee of 1 dollar and 33 cents. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Pittsburgh: It is still illegal to bring a donkey or a mule onto a trolley car. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Ridley Park: You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Tarentum: Horses are not to be tied to parking meters. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land. (0)  0.00 (0)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
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