Iowa: Silly Laws

Iowa: Silly Laws

Statewide

It is a crime to use a dead person’s handicapped parking sign or license plate
Is this actually legal somewhere?
It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.
That's one way to catch dumb criminals
A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
What about in private?
One-armed piano players must perform for free.
Discrimination! Call the ACLU!
Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.
Once again...What about in private?
All boxes used to pick hops must be exactly 36 inches long.
What the...???
Tanning bed facilities must warn of the risk of getting a sunburn.
Pretty sure that's a federal regulation
A board was created to regulate among other things, hearing aids.
Well okay then
Ministers must obtain a permit to carry their liquor across state lines.
What about everybody else?
Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.
Yeah I'm pretty sure that's also a federal law

City Laws in Iowa

Bettendorf

Liquor stores may not place advertisements for beer outside the store.
Whiskey advertisements are fine

Cedar Rapids

It is illegal to read persons palms in the city limits.
That's a county issue

Dubuque

Any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building.
I think Dubuque misunderstands the term horsepower

Fort Madison

The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
Burn baby burn Fort Madison is pyro paradise

Indianola

The “Ice Cream Man” and his truck are banned.
What about his annoying song?

Marshalltown

Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
Where are these people getting their horses?

Mount Vernon

All softball diamond lights must be turned off by 10:30 PM.
What about hardball?? Ipowa seems to be the birthplace of discrimination.
One must obtain written permission from the City Council before throwing bricks into a highway.
Well yeah
No person may pick a flower from a city park.
If one person does then it spirals out of control

Ottumwa

Within the city limits, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.
Once again...a county issue

Laws found at http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/iowa