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The Strangest Laws In California

The Strangest Laws In California

1: In Norco, California, it is illegal to grow oleander flowers.

2: In Los Angeles, California, it is illegal to wash your neighbor’s car without their permission.

3: In Downey, California, it is illegal to wash your car in the street.

4: In Burlingame, California, it is illegal for residents to spit anywhere, except on baseball diamonds.

5: Vehicles cannot surpass speeds of 60 m.p.h. if there is no driver.


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6: It is illegal for a woman to drive a vehicle in a housecoat.

7: It is illegal for animals to mate within 1,500 feet of a school, saloon, or place of worship.

8: In Blythe, California, it is illegal to wear cowboy boots unless you own two or more cows.

9: In Los Angeles, California, it is illegal to hunt moths under a street lamp.

10: It is illegal for Californians to ride their bicycle through a public swimming pool.


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11: In Alhambra, California, motorists cannot park their vehicles on the street overnight unless they have a special permit.

12: It is illegal for persons to hunt game from a moving vehicle unless the game they are hunting is a whale.

13: “Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.”

14: In Arcadia, California, peacocks have the right of way to cross the street, this includes crossing driveways.

15: In El Monte, California, it is illegal to own a pinball machine.


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16: In Walnut, California, it is illegal to put rock or sand on your driveway.

17: In Long Beach, California, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

18: In Fresno, California, park visitors cannot “annoy” lizards they encounter at the city park.

19 In Eureka, California, it is illegal for men with mustaches to kiss a woman.

20: In Long Beach, California, automobiles are the only items allowed to be stowed in the garage.