It is illegal in Detroit to let your pig roam free–that is unless your animal has a ring in its nose. That is just one of the strange laws in Michigan. Reportedly the law was made because if an animal has a ring in its nose, it can’t “root” in the ground for its food.
Maybe the Women’s Liberation movement hasn’t reached the state yet. Another strange law in Michigan is that a woman is not allowed to cut her hair, unless her husband has given her permission.
Be careful you keep your house in good condition. Another strange Michigan law is that it is legal for someone who attempted to rob your house to file suit against you, if he or she was injured in the process.
It is legal in the state for anyone, male or female, older than 12, who has not been convicted of a felony, to carry a handgun.
One may not kill a dog in a decompression chamber.
The last Sunday of June every year is Log Cabin Day.
Another strange law in the state of Michigan was that there was a bounty of three cents for each starling and ten cents for each crow that one kills in any city, village, or township in the state. The law was repealed in 2006, however. The law first went into effect on January 10, 1942.
If you bring a rat’s head into a town office, you are entitled to receive a bounty of ten cents.
Many cities in the state of Michigan have their own strange laws.
According to a law in Clawson, a man may sleep with his cows, horses, pigs, goats, and chickens.
Detroit has several strange laws. It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife in the city on Sunday. If you have willfully destroyed your old radio, you have broken the law. At Joe Louis Arena, security guards have the right to confiscate any item they think might be thrown onto the ice during a hockey game. If anybody is caught actually throwing an octopus onto the ice, he or she will be taken to jail. Couples make not make love to one another in their car, unless it is on their property. Putt-putt golf courses must close by 1:00 a.m. Make sure you never tie an alligator to a fire hydrant, if you want to obey Detroit law.
In Grand Haven, one may be fined $5 for each offense, if he throws an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or sidewalk.
In Kalamazoo, you will be breaking the law if you serenade your girlfriend.
In Rochester, if you plan on wearing a bathing suit, make sure the chief of police has inspected it first, if you want to obey the law.
In Wayland, you may keep your cow on Main Street downtown, but you must pay three cents per day to have the right to do so.
In Harper Woods, it is illegal to paint a sparrow and sell it as a parakeet.
In Soo, it is illegal to smoke in bed.
Citations: Stupid Laws from Michigan, no author listed, Bitoffun.com
Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws. no author listed, Dumblaws.com
Michigan Crazy Law, no author listed, Ahajokes.com
