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Silly Laws in Idaho

By Heather Chavez

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February 09, 2011 01:51 PM

handcuffs I was reading about America's Silliest Taxes today and wondered what kind of silly laws are on the books in Idaho. Well, I found some really silly stuff. Like:

Residents of Boise are not allowed to fish off a giraffe's back. A horse, a cow, a lion, tiger or bear (oh my) is fine. Just don't get caught fishing off a giraffe's back. Maybe it's OK to fish off their front. Hmmm...
In Coeur d'Alene, an officer must either honk or flash his lights and wait three minutes before approaching a car in which he believes people are engaging in sex. Three minutes isn't really much time, is it?
Eagle residents are not allowed to sweep dirt from their house into the street, bring a bike to the tennis court or camp on the sidewalks in the city.
Forget Disneyland. Apparently, Pocatello is the happiest place on Earth. It is illegal for anyone to appear in public without a smile on their face.

Where are you from? I'll let you know what silly laws are in your neck of the woods.

Heather Chavez, Real Estate Virtual Assistant - Second Self Virtual Assistance: When There Isn't Enough of You to Go Around!

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Clark Cook

1st Choice Realty of Fayetteville, LLC - Fayetteville, NC

Marketing Homes For Sale In Fayetteville NC Area

Heather, now that is just too funny! I know the laws are on the books, but I agree with you they are silly. Thanks for a good laugh!

Feb 09, 2011 02:06 PM

Steve Hoffacker

Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL

Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Heather,

These are great. I especially like laws like your #4 where everyone must do something. How is that enforced? :)

Steve

Feb 09, 2011 02:27 PM

Gary Coles (International Referrals)

Venture Realty International - Las Vegas, NV

Latin America Real Estate

Heather, I enjoyed your laws form Idaho. They are amazing and funny. I grew up in Wyoming and am there now building a house for my mom. My office is in Las Vegas, so if you have any interesting laws for Wyoming or Nevada, I would love to see them.

Feb 09, 2011 02:42 PM

Cameron Novak

The Homefinding Center - 1000 Palms, CA

Real Estate Broker since 2008

They'd probably have a rough time enforcing #4, although the fines would definitely be great for the city coffer.

Feb 09, 2011 03:21 PM

Jim Patton

Aspire Home Real Estate 209-404-0816 - Modesto, CA

Realtor - Stanislaus ,Merced, San Joaquin Counties

Well I guess I will leave my giraffe home next time I visit Boise. Thanks for the laugh.

Feb 09, 2011 05:43 PM

Andrea Swiedler

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT

Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Heather, very funny! I found out it is illegal to educate your dog if you live in Hartford, CT... my town doesn't have any that I can find.. LOL!

Feb 09, 2011 10:17 PM

Retired from ActiveRain

Baker, OR

Here are a few from Oregon:

Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are standing on the sidewalk.
Babies may not be carried on the running boards of a car.
It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex.
Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.

Feb 10, 2011 01:48 AM

Mike Saunders

Retired - Athens, GA

Heather - but 3 minutes is more than enough time to "rearrange" clothes. It appears that I may have broken the law in Pocatello at one time or another. We still have a silly law here, cannot purchase alchohol in a store on Sunday.

Susan Jackson

America's Network Realty Group, Inc - Sandy Springs, GA

Thanks for the laugh.

Feb 10, 2011 10:39 AM

Jim Paulson

Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info - Boise, ID

Broker / Owner - Progressive Realty Corporation

Another fun one from Idaho that they have since corrected was that you couldn't sell beer and wine between 1AM and 2AM; however you could sell hard alcohol.

That came about when they changed the hours you could sell alcohol till 2AM and the convenience stores complained they couldn't comply since many of their graveyard workers that started at 1PM were not 21 years old and couldn't sell alchohol. Since they didn't sell hard liquer, they created a knee jerk reaction solution to satisfy them.

Since I was tending bar at the time to put myself through college, I had to tell my patrons "Sorry, I can't serve you another beer, how about a straight shot instead!"

When asked to explain why, I typically said "when they passed this law, I think our legislature took the term "Joint Session" litterally!

Feb 10, 2011 04:39 PM

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