Oh, Those Strange Kentucky Laws

If you want to be a law abiding citizen, you must never dye a duckling blue, red, green, or any color, and offer it for sale in Kentucky. An exception to the law is if you want to sell more than six ducks at once. Welcome to the strange world of Kentucky laws.

The law specifically states that nobody can exchange, offer to exchange or sell, or possess, display, living ducklings, baby chicks, or other rabbits or fowls, which have been colored or dyed. One also may not color or dye any ducklings, baby chicks, or other rabbits or fowls that are younger than two months of age, and less than six in quantity. An exception to the law, however, is that any rabbit that weights more than three pounds may be sold if it is at least six weeks of age. A person can be fined between $100 and $500 for breaking the law.

A strange law in Kentucky that has since been repealed was that anyone who threw eggs at a public speaker could be sentenced to a year in prison. The law specifically prohibited the use of offensive language or opprobrious epithets, or throwing missiles at the speaker. The law also allowed for a fine of between $50 and $100.

Another strange law in Kentucky is that one may not fish by using a bow and arrow. Who knows how that would be physically possible anyway?

Anyone who has been drinking in the state is considered sober, until he cannot hold onto the ground.

A person who handles, displays, or uses any kind of reptile may be fined from $50 to $100, unless he was using or handling it as a part of a religious service.

You may actually be grateful to learn that a Kentucky law requires each citizen to take a shower at least once a year.

An old law on the books has never been removed that allows you to publicly hang anyone who steals your horse.

You may not shoot game out of a car window, unless you are shooting at a whale.

If you want to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky, you must have an Indiana Fishing License.

If you have any nude people in your house, they must be registered. A nude artistic display on your property is also illegal.

You can be sentenced to jail for five years if you send a bottle of wine, spirits, or beer to a friend as a gift.

All bees entering the state must be accompanied by certificates of health, which states that the apiary from which the bees came was free of any infectious disease.

Some cities in Kentucky have their own strange laws.

In Fort Thomas, it is illegal for dogs to molest cars. The law also does not allow other animals to molest pedestrians or passing vehicles, attack or chase other people or animals, other than trespassers, damage public or private property, or make excessive noise.

In Owensboro, it is illegal for a woman to buy a hat, unless she receives permission from her husband.

Citations: Dumb Laws in Kentucky, no author listed, Dumblaws.com

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