It is Illegal in Hartford for a Man to Kiss His Wife on Sunday or to Educate a Dog

In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday. It is also illegal in the city to educate dogs. Welcome to the strange world of Connecticut laws.

Another strange law in Connecticut is that for a pickle to be considered a pickle it must bounce.

Still another strange law in Connecticut is that it is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.

It is also illegal to go faster than 65 miles-per-hour on your bicycle in the state.

Be careful where you take your pets or what you let them do. It is illegal for animals to mate within 1,500 feet of a place of worship, school, or tavern.

If you are a woman, if you want to obey the law in Connecticut, you must never drive while wearing a house coat.

It is illegal to discharge a firearm or to hunt from a public highway. You might wonder how one could hunt while driving, but the law specifically states that anyone who hunts or discharges a firearm from a public highway will be fined $100. Members of the Department of Environmental Protection may arrest violators.

Many cities in Connecticut have their own strange laws.

In Devon, make certain you never walk backward after sunset.

In Guilford, your choices might be limited at the holiday season, because only white Christmas lights are permitted.

In Hartford, if you want to obey the law, make certain you never cross a street if you are walking on your hands.

In New Britain, fire trucks may not travel faster than 25 miles-per-hour, even if they are headed to a fire.

In Rocky Hill, no amusement park may have more than four ping-pong tables, shuffleboard tables, pinball machines, or any amusement devices. According to the law, a pinball machine is defined as a machine that depends upon luck, the skill of the operator or both. The law also bans more than four of any kind of amusement devices, if one or more is a table bowling game, a coin-in-the-slot game, or any coin operated game.

Silly String is banned in the city of Southington. The law was apparently created because a group of schoolchildren sprayed a police officer with the string during Apple Harvest Festival.

Some people may actually be glad for this strange law in the state of Connecticut: In Waterbury no beautician may sing, whistle, or hum, while working on any customer.

Citations: Stupid Laws from Connecticut, no author listed, Bitoffun.com
Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws, no author listed, Dumblaws.com
A Collection of Very Stupid Laws from: Connecticut, Stupid-laws.net