Dumb Tennessee Laws

# You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
# Hollow logs may not be sold.
# It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
# “Crimes against nature” are prohibited.
# Ministers are to be dedicated to God and therefore are not eligible to hold a seat in either House of the Legislature.
# Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.
# Stealing a horse is punishable by hanging.
# No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
# Driving is not to be done while asleep.
# It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.
# The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.
# Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor.
# It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
# It is illegal to place tacks on a highway.
# Skunks may not be carried into the state.
# One may not throw bottles at a tree.
# It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
# You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property.
# Bar owners may not let patrons make loud, unusual noises.
# In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a “hitching post.
# By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.
# It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
# No one may eat ice cream on the sidewalk.
# Spitting on the sidewalk is prohibited.
# It’s illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.
# Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis.
# It is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners
# No person may keep a cheetah as a pet.
# Throwing stones is prohibited as it might break a window.
# Males may not be sexually aroused in public.
# Anyone rollerblading may not tie his or herself to a moving vehicle on a highway.
# All persons riding scooters must ride in single file.
# No person may roller skate and listen to a personal cd player at the same time.
# To play pinball, one must be 18 years old.
# An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song “It Ain’t Goin’ To Rain No Mo’

Credit: http://yovia.com/blogs/mind2it/2009/11/18/dumb-tennessee-laws/?GCID=yovia