Oh, Those (Strange) Alabama Laws

In Alabama, wrestling matches between bears are illegal, and that is just one of the many strange laws in the state. According to the law, it is illegal to train a bear for wrestling, to promote or be engaged in a bear wrestling match, to receive money from someone for watching bears wrestle, or to sell or purchase bears for the purposes of wrestling. The law reportedly was created because at one time in the state bear wrestling matches were popular, and bears were subject to harsh treatment, and risked injury, because of the matches.

Another strange law in the state of Alabama is that, according to Section 30-1-3, incestuous marriages are not deemed illegitimate in the state, until they are annulled.

Who knows why anyone would want to, but according to one strange Alabama law, you better not maim yourself to escape your duty or obtain alms (charitable assistance). According to the law, it is illegal to injure oneself to such an extent as to obtain sympathy or alms. Violating the law is considered a felony.

It is illegal in the state to drive barefooted.

You better not sell peanuts after sundown in Lee County, if you want to be a law abiding citizen.

Playing dominoes on Sunday is illegal.

You better never wear a fake mustache and cause laughter in church, as you will be in violation of the law if you do so.

It is illegal to flick boogers into the wind.

If you want to obey the law in Alabama, you better not drive down a one way street, if a lantern is attached to your car.

Having windshield wipers on your car is required by law.

It is illegal to wear a mask in public.

According to one strange Alabama law, women who get divorced may obtain all the property they owned before their marriage, but men do not have the same right.

Don't drive your car while you are wearing a blindfold, or you will be in violation of one strange Alabama law.

It is illegal for men to spit in front of a woman.

You must never have an ice cream cone in your back pocket.

Many cities in Alabama have their own strange laws.

It is illegal to wear blue jeans in Anniston on Noble Street.

In Auburn, you will be breaking the law if you spit on the floor of a church. You will be in violation of a different law if you use a skateboard, roller skates, or a bike in an area that is commercially zoned.

In Jasper a man must not beat his wife with a stick larger than his thumb.

In Mobile, it is illegal for anyone to wear women's pumps with sharp high heels. One may not howl at ladies inside the city limits. Because doing so would spook horses, it was once illegal in the city to open an umbrella on a street. The law has been repealed.

Citations:

Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Law. no author listed. Dumblaws.com

Dumb Alabama Laws, no author listed, Ahajokes.com